Articles by Jon Temple

Jon TempleJon Temple, PhD, is a Design Principal at IBM with over 25 years of experience in user-centered design and research. His work includes several years of integrating conversational chatbots into other solutions such as search and online chat. Twitter: @jongtemple

Artificial Intelligence and Chatbots—Creating Positive Experiences
Dabby Phipps, Jon Temple and Jason Telner

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This article describes UX considerations and the interaction designer’s role in building artificial intelligence applications. Challenges, best practices, and examples of building chatbots are discussed. [Read More]

Designing Great Voice User Interfaces—More than Creating Good Conversations
Figure 1. Voice user interfaces in our everyday devices.

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Interactive voice responses (IVR) have been becoming ubiquitous in customer support call centers since the early 2000s. But designing for these conversational experiences presents unique challenges compared to traditional graphical user interfaces. To help readers navigate this emerging space, the authors share a case study in researching and designing for the IBM Technical Support Phone System. [Read More]