Prompt-based interfaces for Large Language Models (LLMs) have made
prototyping and building AI-powered applications easier than ever before.
However, identifying potential harms that may arise from AI applications
remains a challenge, particularly during prompt-based prototyping. To address
this, we present Farsight, a novel in situ interactive tool that helps people
identify potential harms from the AI applications they are prototyping. Based
on a user's prompt, Farsight highlights news articles about relevant AI
incidents and allows users to explore and edit LLM-generated use cases,
stakeholders, and harms. We report design insights from a co-design study with
10 AI prototypers and findings from a user study with 42 AI prototypers. After
using Farsight, AI prototypers in our user study are better able to
independently identify potential harms associated with a prompt and find our
tool more useful and usable than existing resources. Their qualitative feedback
also highlights that Farsight encourages them to focus on end-users and think
beyond immediate harms. We discuss these findings and reflect on their
implications for designing AI prototyping experiences that meaningfully engage
with AI harms. Farsight is publicly accessible at:
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利用 Farsight 工具，基于用户的提示信息，我们能更好地识别与此提示相关的潜在危害，同时发现该工具比现有资源更有用和易用，鼓励以终端用户为重心并超越直接伤害进行思考，这些发现对设计有意义的 AI 原型体验具有重要启示。