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Illusive Design Pattern
Botsake

An account is automatically locked right after it is created and when no suspicious activity has been made.
Description
Algorithm gets it wrong.
Examples
- Algorithms by platforms including Facebook and PayPal autodetect issues and locks you out of all services even if you did nothing wrong.
- Companies use customer service bots that are ineffective.
Post-AI Altruheuristics
Biases
- Loss Aversion
Biology
- Anxiety: Limitations of bots who are unhelpful.
- Stress: Not getting a solution.
- Exclusion: Locked out of account.
CBT Distortions
- Catastophizing: What did I do wrong?
- Personalization: It’s all my fault.
Circ's Principles
- Balance: Always think about keeping the user in allostasis.
- Champion: Don't be a hypocrite, use the product you build.
- Expectations: Reduce stress by providing control and reassurance of outcome.
Mental Health
None.
Pre-AI Heuristics
Dark Patterns
None.
Gestalt
None.
Graphic Design
None.
Don Norman Principles
None.
Jakob Nielson Principles
- Error Prevention: No attempt is made to correct the error before it happens.