Hacker News with Generative AI: Human-Computer Interaction

New haptic patch transmits complexity of touch to the skin (techxplore.com)
A Northwestern University-led team of engineers has developed a new type of wearable device that stimulates the skin to deliver various complex sensations.

Haptics, Wearable Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, Neuroscience

40 points by wglb 5 days ago | 7 comments

For you, human. You and only you. You are not special, you are not im (gemini.google.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Language Models, Human-Computer Interaction

63 points by adiian 7 days ago | 25 comments

Automat: A tangible interface for virtual things (automat.org)
A tangible interface for virtual things

Human-Computer Interaction, User Interfaces, Virtual Reality, Hardware

27 points by surprisetalk 17 days ago | 4 comments

Ring-Based Mid-Air Gesture Typing System Using Deep Learning Word Prediction (arxiv.org)
Text entry is a critical capability for any modern computing experience, with lightweight augmented reality (AR) glasses being no exception.

Augmented Reality, Deep Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Input Methods, Machine Learning

62 points by PaulHoule 19 days ago | 34 comments

Supporting Task Switching with Reinforcement Learning (dl.acm.org)
Human attention is a limited resource, but it is stressed more than ever before in history [2, 81].

Reinforcement Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence

20 points by Topfi 34 days ago | 0 comments

Ironies of Automation (1983) (complexcognition.co.uk)
The classic aim of automation is to replace human manual control, planning and problem solving by automatic devices and computers. However, as Bibby and colleagues (1975) point out : "even highly automated systems such as electric power networks, need human beings for supervision, adjustment, maintenance, expansion and improvement.

Automation, Human-Computer Interaction, Technology, Artificial Intelligence

81 points by harperlee 42 days ago | 13 comments

On the design of text editors (2020) (arxiv.org)
Text editors are written by and for developers. They come with a large set of default and implicit choices in terms of layout, typography, colorization and interaction that hardly change from one editor to the other.

Software, User Interface, Design, Human-Computer Interaction

179 points by signa11 54 days ago | 86 comments

It's hard to write code for computers, but it's harder to write code for humans (erikbern.com)

Software Development, Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience

464 points by imartin2k 55 days ago | 136 comments

Do All Problems Have Technical Fixes? (cacm.acm.org)
Robin K. Hill suggests we look at the underlying presumption of the technology imperative.

Technology, Philosophy, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction

79 points by zdw 55 days ago | 88 comments

Ask HN: What are your use cases for o1 so far? (ycombinator.com)
Feel like there aren't a lot of use cases where o1 radically changes the reliability issue of LLMs in a way that could make human in the loop approaches less necessary.

Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Reliability

8 points by fsndz 63 days ago | 4 comments

AI as an Information Interface (zeynepevecen.dev)

Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Retrieval

29 points by zeynepevecen 63 days ago | 11 comments

Intents: The Endgame for Computing Interfaces? (http200.substack.com)
Computing interfaces are undergoing big changes. Let’s explore how we got here, what it means and why we may be approaching optimality.

Human-Computer Interaction, User Interfaces, Computing

36 points by dpim 71 days ago | 19 comments

Show HN: Play this game to prove your humanity against AI (vercel.app)

AI, Games, Human-Computer Interaction

11 points by cjcassar 89 days ago | 23 comments

Are you better than a language model at predicting the next word? (joel.tools)

Human-Computer Interaction, AI

233 points by JoelEinbinder 96 days ago | 103 comments

A different kind of keyboard (2021) (ianthehenry.com)

Human-Computer Interaction, Design, Hardware, User Experience

134 points by kblissett 99 days ago | 41 comments

Ask HN: Any ideas on how to keep Human:Human Interaction on the web? (ycombinator.com)