I can see even that it's gonna be able to reliably predict the A/B test results even before you launch one.
More so, if we feed it some data.
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On that note, I've been thinking how much benefit the users of the world could reap if all those UX A/B tests people run within their closed sourced corps would be stored publicly in a well formatted repository.
I think we're close to it. For any startup, it doesn't make sense to not share their A/B tests results.
Will never happen. UX is not a primary concern of a business. Profits drive product design decisions and that would never go into a public database. It’s like openly sharing with competitors. Besides, if people knew why apps are designed a certain way - the real why - there would be outcry and cancelling left and right.
Never say never.
The public outcry could be a big risk for some businesses. But the competition might be just a spectre for many.
Similarly as with the Google's leaked AI report, the local to-go restaurant's online menu might get more value by sharing their test about menu with Best Sellers vs Appetizer at the top, and being able to compare with dozens of others, and collect further feedback in comments, etc.
Maybe it's just a pipe dream, but I would love such website. And I hope that one day, we can get it, and crowd source/accelerate the evangelization of good ui.
*btw, I'm probably strongly inspired by the Patterns on goodui.org . it's a cool project, but I would love to see open source version of this, with more data available, and more social engagement features.
