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DESIGN PATTERNS FOR BUILDING TRUST

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Contrary to common assumptions, the safest path to user trust in AI isn't maximum transparency, but calibrated trust. Both aversion and overreliance are failure states. Transparency only aids calibration when users can actually verify system output. Design patterns such as scoped prompting, manual overrides, and AI disclosure help build trust across five psychological foundations.