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A Human-AI collaborative pipeline for designing eco-visualizations is perceived as engaging and conceptually innovative, but introduces notable usability challenges and cognitive load that highlight inherent tensions between user control and ease of use. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To develop and evaluate a human–AI collaborative workflow that assists users in designing aesthetic, data-driven eco-visualizations without requiring extensive technical expertise.

September 14, 2026Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized ComputingOpen Access

Co-creating eco-visualizations: a human–AI collaborative pipeline for data-driven visual design

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CCChiara Ceccarini BBBenedetta Bottari ALAmi Liçaj

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Mixed-methods user evaluation reveals high engagement alongside usability challenges in human–AI eco-visualization design, highlighting persistent trade-offs between creative control and cognitive...

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To develop and evaluate a human–AI collaborative workflow that assists users in designing aesthetic, data-driven eco-visualizations without requiring extensive technical expertise.
Designed a structured human–AI co-creative pipeline combining generative image synthesis, AI-assisted segmentation, and data-driven color mapping.
Implemented the pipeline within an interactive, web-based software prototype.
Conducted a mixed-methods user evaluation to assess user engagement, workflow usability, and interaction dynamics during visual design.
Users found the co-creative system conceptually innovative and engaging for communicating complex environmental phenomena.
Participants experienced notable usability barriers and elevated cognitive load during iterative interactions with the AI.
Identified design trade-offs between maintaining user autonomy and ensuring streamlined, effortless interaction in AI-assisted creative workflows.

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Ceccarini et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b26d0926e14a848b0e36 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-026-05128-w

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September 14, 2026Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized ComputingOpen Access

Co-creating eco-visualizations: a human–AI collaborative pipeline for data-driven visual design

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CCChiara Ceccarini BBBenedetta Bottari ALAmi Liçaj

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Key Points

To develop and evaluate a human–AI collaborative workflow that assists users in designing aesthetic, data-driven eco-visualizations without requiring extensive technical expertise.
Designed a structured human–AI co-creative pipeline combining generative image synthesis, AI-assisted segmentation, and data-driven color mapping.
Implemented the pipeline within an interactive, web-based software prototype.
Conducted a mixed-methods user evaluation to assess user engagement, workflow usability, and interaction dynamics during visual design.
Users found the co-creative system conceptually innovative and engaging for communicating complex environmental phenomena.
Participants experienced notable usability barriers and elevated cognitive load during iterative interactions with the AI.
Identified design trade-offs between maintaining user autonomy and ensuring streamlined, effortless interaction in AI-assisted creative workflows.

Cite This Study

Ceccarini et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b26d0926e14a848b0e36 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-026-05128-w

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