https://www.uxellence.gr/blog We write about keeping people in charge of artificial intelligence (AI), getting found by AI search (generative engine optimization, GEO), sharper design practice and accessibility. en Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:08:57 +0300 https://www.uxellence.gr/greece-public-sector-ai-register-oversight https://www.uxellence.gr/greece-public-sector-ai-register-oversight Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:24:48 +0300 A national register asks the questions human oversight exists to answer. Many bodies will answer them like an inventory. https://www.uxellence.gr/human-oversight-roles https://www.uxellence.gr/human-oversight-roles Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300 Role profiles, a checklist and a job description template for the AI Act’s rule on who oversees high-risk AI, which applies from December 2, 2027 in areas such as hiring, credit scoring and public services. https://www.uxellence.gr/oroi-epopteias https://www.uxellence.gr/oroi-epopteias Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300 Υπόδειγμα όρων για φορείς του δημοσίου που προμηθεύονται συστήματα τεχνητής νοημοσύνης: δοκιμή πριν από την παραλαβή, με όριο που ορίζει ο φορέας εκ των προτέρων. https://www.uxellence.gr/mitroo-tn-odigos https://www.uxellence.gr/mitroo-tn-odigos Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300 Τα έντεκα στοιχεία που ζητά ο νόμος για τη δήλωση στο Μητρώο, με υπόδειγμα, συμπληρωμένο παράδειγμα και μια δοκιμή ανθρώπινης εποπτείας μίας εβδομάδας. https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/seeded-error-audit-ai-fact-checker-ba1fbe850991?sk=a8288bd819457c406cb71c074961902e https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/seeded-error-audit-ai-fact-checker-ba1fbe850991?sk=a8288bd819457c406cb71c074961902e Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300 My AI fact-checker caught 108 of 108 planted errors and missed my real one. Seven steps for an audit that tests the errors you actually make. https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/i-made-it-impossible-to-publish-a-claim-i-hadnt-checked-a390e3beb63b https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/i-made-it-impossible-to-publish-a-claim-i-hadnt-checked-a390e3beb63b Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300 Most of the debate about AI writing is about who wrote the draft. The check that matters comes after it — a gate no unverified claim gets through. https://uxplanet.org/how-to-measure-geo-citations-f2901cb0b2fb https://uxplanet.org/how-to-measure-geo-citations-f2901cb0b2fb Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300 Part three of the GEO series was meant to be about measurement. Here is the instrument for tracking AI citations, and the number it returned for my own site. https://uxplanet.org/the-accessibility-annotations-nobody-reads-0daf29feba1e https://uxplanet.org/the-accessibility-annotations-nobody-reads-0daf29feba1e Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0300 The annotations live in Figma. The handoff fails three sprints later, in a ticket where nobody has the Figma file open. https://www.uxellence.gr/room-to-disagree https://www.uxellence.gr/room-to-disagree Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0300 A framework for designing and testing the interfaces through which people oversee AI systems. It sets out five capabilities drawn from the AI Act’s article on human oversight, one condition underneath all five, and a behavioral test that shows where the oversight you have documented fails. https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/article-50-ai-act-disclosure-design-2946fb66aac9 https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/article-50-ai-act-disclosure-design-2946fb66aac9 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0300 The AI Act’s rule on telling people when they are dealing with AI has applied since August 2, 2026. Most of what it asks is decided on the screen: the wording, where it sits and whether everyone can perceive it. https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/design-system-cannot-make-product-accessible-3b996912c956 https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/design-system-cannot-make-product-accessible-3b996912c956 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0300 Accessible components are a good start. Whether the product works for everyone is decided in how they are put together: the flows, the content and the choices no library makes for you. https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/why-accessibility-overlays-are-now-a-bigger-legal-risk-than-doing-nothing-03d160fda49e https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/why-accessibility-overlays-are-now-a-bigger-legal-risk-than-doing-nothing-03d160fda49e Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0300 Overlay widgets promise compliance in one line of JavaScript. The evidence points the other way — they attract complaints, and they make the underlying problems harder to find. https://www.uxellence.gr/eaa-prostima-ellada https://www.uxellence.gr/eaa-prostima-ellada Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0300 Ποιος ελέγχει τι, γιατί ο νόμος δεν ορίζει κανένα ποσό προστίμου και τι εκθέτει πραγματικά τα e-shops και τις επιχειρήσεις. https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/accessibility-audit-report-is-the-product-ed099323eb4e https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/accessibility-audit-report-is-the-product-ed099323eb4e Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0300 The testing is the easy part. What clients actually pay for is a document their team can act on — and that is where most audits fall down. https://uxplanet.org/geo-is-accessibility-c4dcbf24316b https://uxplanet.org/geo-is-accessibility-c4dcbf24316b Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0300 Structured, machine-readable content is what AI engines cite. It is also, almost line for line, what accessibility has been asking teams to do for years. https://uxplanet.org/geo-entity-optimization-2795d69b9d69 https://uxplanet.org/geo-entity-optimization-2795d69b9d69 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0300 AI engines cite what they can name with confidence. If your content doesn’t make its entities explicit, it doesn’t get quoted — however good it is. https://uxplanet.org/eaa-enforcement-one-year-on-dcebf10d4d9c https://uxplanet.org/eaa-enforcement-one-year-on-dcebf10d4d9c Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0300 Twelve months after the deadline, most of the pressure is not coming from regulators. It is coming from procurement, customers and competitors. https://medium.com/ux-planet/how-to-run-a-ux-audit-in-under-2-hours-fa4842f73a24 https://medium.com/ux-planet/how-to-run-a-ux-audit-in-under-2-hours-fa4842f73a24 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0300 A practical, repeatable process for designers who want a fast, no-fluff way to evaluate a product and prioritize fixes. https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/figma-plugin-ux-quality-audit-design-standards-3cfdb960563c https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/figma-plugin-ux-quality-audit-design-standards-3cfdb960563c Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0300 What 235 unnamed layers taught me about the gap between having design standards and actually keeping them. https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/why-design-systems-%CE%B1re-the-%CE%BFnly-investment-that-gets-cheaper-as-ai-gets-smarter-b6814a7ab138 https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/why-design-systems-%CE%B1re-the-%CE%BFnly-investment-that-gets-cheaper-as-ai-gets-smarter-b6814a7ab138 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0300 After 18 years and six enterprise rollouts, why design systems are a smarter bet than ever in the age of AI. https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/accessibility-debt-and-hidden-costs-26416d40459e https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/accessibility-debt-and-hidden-costs-26416d40459e Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0300 How delaying inclusive design quietly erodes product quality, user trust and revenue — and what it costs to catch up. https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/the-myth-of-the-average-user-197534b90828 https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/the-myth-of-the-average-user-197534b90828 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0300 We keep designing for someone who doesn't actually exist. A case for designing to the edges instead of the mythical average. https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/what-most-teams-misunderstand-about-the-european-accessibility-act-994d1a54efa9 https://medium.com/@mvmantzios/what-most-teams-misunderstand-about-the-european-accessibility-act-994d1a54efa9 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0300 A few alt-text fixes don't make you compliant. What the EAA actually asks of digital teams — and how to get ready.