AI-Powered Service Blueprints for Enhancing Human-Centred AI
Design Processes
Mehrdad Atariani
Computer Science
University of Law
London, United Kingdom
mehrdad.atariani89@law.ac.uk
Mohamad Saeid Hoseini
Industrial Design
University of Art
Tehran, Iran
ms.hoseini@art.ac.ir
Abstract
is study targets major problems designers face when designing
human-AI systems, such as AI literacy gaps and collaborative design
challenges. e current research syntheses present the AI-powered
service blueprint, a structured tool originating from service design,
enables participatory design in which AI systems and stakeholders
work together to map the design and integration of AI systems to
ensure transparent and user-centred outcomes while being compli-
ant with ethical, technical, and legal standards. Despite the need
for empirical evaluation, it provides a potential practice for collab-
orative design, understanding AI capabilities, and creating more
understandable AI applications. is paper is a foundation for fol-
lowing empirical research to evaluate using AI-powered blueprints
to enhance human-AI interaction in design.
CCS Concepts
• Human-centered computing;• Human computer interac-
tion (HCI);• HCI design and evaluation methods;
Keywords
AI-powered blueprints, Service Design Tools, HCAI, Human-
Centered AI Design
ACM Reference Format:
Mehrdad Atariani and Mohamad Saeid Hoseini. 2024. AI-Powered Service
Blueprints for Enhancing Human-Centred AI Design Processes. In Human
Centred Artificial Intelligence - Education and Practice (HCAIep ’24), December
02, 03, 2024, Naples, Italy. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 1 page. https://doi.org/
10.1145/3701268.3701280
1 BACKGROUND: CHALLENGES IN AI DESIGN
In addition to understanding and designing around AI capabili-
ties, designers working with AI systems oſten face many other
challenges including difficulty in understanding how AI makes
decisions, limited technical knowledge of AI [1], and intricate inter-
action between humans and AI [2]. It is critical to understand and
design around AI capabilities as human-centred AI design follows
AI techniques with the goal of producing technically proficient
systems that are also desirable, trustworthy, and ethical. e lack
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of clear communication of AI capabilities imposes challenges on
designers and stakeholders to visualise more forceful solutions that
are in touch with human preferences.
2 METHODS
is is a qualitative systematic literature review of 217 studies pub-
lished between 2010 and 2024 from sources like the IEEE Xplore
and ACM Digital Library, and we explored the challenges of AI
capabilities integration into human-centred design processes. e
proposed concept of this study addresses the lack of tools for bet-
ter understanding and integration of AI capabilities and overcome
design early-stage challenges by enhancing interdisciplinary col-
laboration, AI literacy, and explainability and transparency of AI
Systems.
3 KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION
AI-driven blueprints enable designers to gain a beer understanding
of AI capabilities [3], facilitate participatory design within teams
[4], and ensure AI systems adhere to ethical, legal, and technical
standards, making them more trustworthy and user-friendly [5].
Despite its potential, future studies should also carry forward the
creation and application of blueprints in different design domains
to determine their usability and utility. Furthermore, it might be
also useful to expand this paradigm with AI auditing tools to check
compliance with ethical principles, especially that nowadays AI is
used more and more oſten.
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