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Glossary

AI design terms

A shared language for designers and product teams.

Dark pattern

A design that steers you into a choice you wouldn’t make with the full picture.

Deceptive design

The newer term for dark patterns, focused on effect rather than intent.

Sycophancy

A model’s habit of agreeing and praising instead of giving an honest assessment.

Anthropomorphism

Attributing human traits, such as feelings, a name or a personality, to software.

Hallucination

Information a model fabricates and presents confidently as fact.

Friction

Extra steps that slow people down. Helpful before risky choices, harmful when they block simple actions.

Free consent

Consent you can refuse without losing access to the service.

Log ID

A stable code for each pattern, such as praise.unearned, used consistently across examples and research.