Free tool Gauge
Where AI fits your profession's work, and where it doesn't.
Every UCD profession is fielding the same question: which of this work should AI take? Three open answers in, a considerations document out.
01How it works
Two steps. The second does the work.
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Step 01
Pick a profession
Four professions
- 01User research.Knowing the people you build for.
- 02Service design.Shaping the whole service.
- 03Content design.Meeting users in language.
- 04Interaction design.Meeting users at the interface.
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Step 02
Answer three questions
Four parts to the document
- 01Verdict.The overall read in a sentence.
- 02Where AI fits.Where the work invites it in.
- 03Where to hold the line.Where humans stay, and why.
- 04Considerations.The trade-offs to weigh.
02What you get out
A considerations document.
Where AI fits, and where to hold the line.
Sample · content design
Your considerations.
AI is quick on the draft. The voice and the sign‑off stay with the practitioner.
Where AI fits
First drafts, plain‑English rewrites, terminology and reading‑age checks. Alongside the human work, not over it.
Where to hold the line
Voice across the service, and sign‑off on user‑critical content. That stays with the practitioner.
Open Gauge
Free, anonymous, about five minutes.
Pick your profession. Answer three questions. Gauge drafts a considerations document. No account needed. The document opens at a private URL you can share.