AI RESEARCH
Drag or Traction: Understanding How Designers Appropriate Friction in AI Ideation Outputs
arXiv CS.AI
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ArXi:2603.27550v1 Announce Type: cross Seamless AI presents output as a finished, polished product that users consume rather than shape. This risks design fixation: users anchor on AI suggestions rather than generating their own ideas. We propose Generative Friction, which