{"product_id":"designing-assistant-technology-christopher-noessel-9781959029601","title":"Designing Assistant Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen artificial intelligence is designed poorly, it diminishes people's skills rather than enhancing them. It can even make users less capable and more dependent on AI. In \u003cem\u003eDesigning Assistant Technology\u003c\/em\u003e, Christopher Noessel provides a framework for how to use AI to assist users, as well as mitigating the risks of de-skilling and overreliance on AI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho Should Read This Book \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was written with four audiences in mind: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eProduct owners and technology strategists who want to ensure that the software they offer is doing everything it can for users and their organizations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteraction designers, user experience professionals, educators, and students who will build and inform the direct experiences with these systems.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuturists and tech sector pundits who might want to understand that AI is only as dark as they let it become.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEveryone else because part of the responsibility of being a citizen is building literacy in the major forces at play, what biases those forces have, and what needs to be done to combat negative effects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTakeaways \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll learn to: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the conceptual difference between an agent and an assistant.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBetter understand your business's challenges and how AI can help.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncorporate the book's framework into an existing design process.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDe-risk how assistants are introduced to a workflow.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn design patterns to mitigate the risks of assistants.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRely on AI assistants just enough, but not too much.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Noessel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1959029606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959029601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosenfeld Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Christopher Noessel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175909798143,"sku":"9781959029601","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb0a4f8d-9165-4a95-9769-8b14f75bf2e1.jpg?v=1771336297","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/designing-assistant-technology-christopher-noessel-9781959029601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}