Four future-UX terms to know (fast refresher)

• HCI — Human–Computer Interaction  
  The roots of UX: aligning tech with real human thinking, feeling, behaving. Usability is table stakes; context is king.
• AUI — Adaptive User Interfaces
  Interfaces that reconfigure in real time. E.g., stress-aware UIs that simplify when users are under pressure; dashboards that grow with skill level.
• EDX — Ethical Design Experience
  Privacy-first defaults, explainable AI, inclusive access. Ethics is a product feature, not a footnote.
• EIX — Emotional Intelligence Experience
  Products that sense frustration, respond with kindness, and build trust. Tone, timing, and microcopy matter.

•  AI is everywhere; trust becomes the differentiator.
• Adaptive flows reduce cognitive load and boost equity.
• Emotionally aware products keep humans in the loop—safely.

1. AUI in the wild: Where have you seen a product adapt to you in real time—helpful or creepy?
2. Ethics trade-offs: What privacy or transparency feature would you refuse to ship without in 2025?
3. Signals for empathy: What lightweight signals (text tone, timing, haptics, animation) have you used to defuse user frustration?
4. Measuring EIX: How would you measure emotional intelligence in a product—beyond CSAT/NPS?
5. Accessibility x AI: Where can adaptive UIs most meaningfully reduce barriers for neurodiverse users or low-bandwidth contexts?
6. Explainable by design: Share your favorite “Why am I seeing this?” pattern or model card that actually worked for non-experts.
7. Failure moments: When AI is wrong, what’s your go-to recovery pattern (undo, preview, sandbox, human-in-the-loop)?
8. Team workflow: How are your design/PM/eng teams dividing responsibilities for HCI, AUI, EDX, and EIX?
9. Guardrails: What’s one AI capability you’d de-scope until you can ship it ethically?
10. Career shift: What new skill (or artifact) are you adding to your UX toolkit this year—journey data maps, red-team prompts, model briefs?