AI Design and the Future of
Experience Design
Alibaba International User Experience Head
DAMO Natural HCI Lab Sr. Director
Paul Fu Ph.D.
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Alibaba Ecosystem
OPERATING SYSTEM
CLOUD COMPUTING
DATA
TECHNOLOGY TEAM
Building the Infrastructure of Commerce
Buyers
Sellers
MARKETPLACES
Marketing
Financing & Payment
Solution
Professional
Service Providers
Digital Entertainment
Logistics
Mobile Browser
ENABLING
SERVICES
Location-Based
Social Media
Weibo
®
$
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Perception
Affective
Computing
Emotion
&
Affection
Decision
making
Consumer
Psychology
Cognitive
Science
Behavioral
Economics
Server/
Chip
CDN
Quantum
Computing
Database/
Storage
AI
Algorithm
Big Data
Virtual/
Scheduling
Natural Human-Computer Interaction Lab
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From machine language to human natural language
CUI
Command line
GUI
Interaction design
UX Design
Visual Design
Creative Design
User Research
NUI
Graphic User Interface Natural User Interface
Voice Interaction Design
AI Design
Space Design
Emotional Computing
Tangible Interaction Design
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USER 170 Million
Keyboard
700 Million
Touch Screen
1.4 Billion
Natural HCI
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HUMAN
Input
Output
COMPUTER
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Vision
Through sense digitization and AI, enhance human
capability to interact with machine in natural ways
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User Impact Scalability
Visual, Voice, Haptics, and Olfactory interaction technologies,
affective computing, human-field interaction, AI design
Research Topics
Project Selection Criteria
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AI Fonts and
Alibaba Wood
Refinity Smart Touch
Olfactory
Interaction
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6763 characters
26 letters
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Knowledge Map of fonts
based on trend and style
Training
Optimization
Optimization
Training
Optimization
Representative
Character Design
Saved over 50%
of the time
6763 Characters
Font Style
Selection
Font Generation
through ML
QA & Launch
Requirement
Analysis
AI Font Generation
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Alibaba Wood - AI Short Video
Pictures and Text Pictures and Videos Video Auto Clipping
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Technology Used in Alibaba Wood
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Application Scenarios
Product Details
Instagram AD
Social Media Postings
Video Site Content
Social Media AD
Short Video News
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Short Video Generation from Product Live Show
P r o d u c t
E x p o s u r e I n c r e a s e d 2 4 %
1 2 m i l l i o n s h o r t v i d e o s
w i l l b e g e n e r a t e d
f o r 1 6 8 8 . c o m
REFINITY:
Multimodal interaction engine
Interaction:
Mid Air Mixed Reality
Display:
Naked eye 3D (partner)
Technology Core:
Body Gesture Haptic Smell
+ +
Refinity provides a cross-platform naked-eye MR interaction engine
that combines five senses for different applications
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Digital Factory Interactive IOT
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Voice interaction order machine - COSTA
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Voice interaction order machine - KFC
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Smell
Human
Limited to individual
perception
Visualization
Smell
Generation
Detection Digitization
Natural New Tech
Machine
Olfactory based search
Health detection
Olfactory AR
Quality control
OLFACTORY INTERACTION
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SCENT DIGITALIZATION
Convert scent to digital information to be perceived, transmitted, received and played over the Internet
Scent Data Collection Process
Capture Odor Data
by the Device
Transform the
Digital Data into
the Smell Label
Build the Scent Database
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SCENT DIGITALIZATION
Similar Scent Product Recommendations
Scent Data
Collection
Recommend Products with
Similar Smell
Recommend Products with
Differentiated Smell
Smell Label
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Multimodal Design For Visually Impaired
Inclusive Design
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Challenges
Missing
Content
Difficult
to Click
Learning
Curve
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Solutions
Smart UI Proxy
Multimodal Output
Different Apps
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Smart UI Proxy
Read UI
Back to Homepage
Stop UI Reading
Dynamic
Buttons
Function
Add to Shopping Cart
Add to Favorite
Read Product Details
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Total User Experience
手机上市时间:2018年4月
机型上安装为例 手机外观尺寸
贴膜器在
SmartFit贴合手机
正视图
SmartFit贴合手机
右视图
SmartFit贴合手机
左视图
SmartFit 结构爆炸示意图
安装完成,下载并启动软件
进行适配
定位适配原理:分别
触摸不同位置触觉膜,
软件会根据分辨率等
因素计算出位置坐标。
进行适配后将出现灰色悬浮窗
用户在触觉膜上的交互行为
通过手机屏幕上的悬浮窗感应接收
使用 SmartFit 固定贴合
好触觉膜。
即可运行软件,软件会指
引视障用户,使触觉膜与
智能手机操作适配。
P20
149.1mm*70.8mm*7.65mm
HUAWEI P20
下
压
固
定
SmartFit贴合手机
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分体式贴膜器有两个部件,分别固定于手机底部两侧。
Smart Fit “盲键”贴膜器包装造型方案一:分体式
SmartFit贴合手机
上视图
SmartFit贴合手机
下视图
A B
C
可按压触发模块
开槽设计,待触觉膜
固定屏幕上,方便抽出
触觉反馈膜
根据工艺可采用
背胶纸或无背胶纸
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Future of Experience Design:
Natural HCI(CHI 2018)
Natural UI is a human computer interaction system, which can leverage human’s
natural perception, attention, cognition, and emotion capabilities
• 3D Visual
• Gesture
• Natual language processing and
understanding
• More natural language express
• Multi-model emotional computing
• Multi-model interaction
• Machine self-learning capability
• Ability to handle ambiguity
• Understand Individual Difference
• Adaptivity
• Ambiguity handling
• Learning Capability
Characteristics Technology Needed
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Alibaba International User Experience Head
DAMO Natural HCI Lab Sr. Director
Paul Fu Ph.D.
AI Design and the Future of
Experience Design