A practical pattern atlas
Listen to an AI overview and inspect a claim
Use explanatory audio while retaining access to the source material and control of the session.
A person chooses a passage and supporting sources for an overview.
Proposed flow
- Review scope
Name verified Scripture, source authors and interpretive perspective; choose length and language.
- Generate
Show progress, cancellation and a repair route without pretending audio is ready.
- Listen
Label synthetic voices and preserve controls, transcript and source list.
- Inspect or ask
Pause to inspect a claim or deliberately enter a question branch with the same source scope.
- Return or finish
Resume at the retained position, save a named version or finish without autoplay.
Recovery and alternative routes
Generation failure retains the source selection. Missing evidence is disclosed; timecodes require reliable alignment. Source changes create a new artifact version. Download and sharing respect source and edition rights.
What counts as a complete outcome
The listener can tell interpretation from quotation and return to the original source.
Decisions within this flow
Generated audio remains connected to its sources
An AI overview explains source material; it remains distinct from a recording of Scripture.
Research-informed design proposal78 · Study and annotationsCitations open the evidence behind a claim
A citation is a route to supporting material, with source type and limitations visible.
Research-informed design proposal17 · Audio and guided practiceThe player works without the screen
Support listening as a complete mode of use.
Research-informed design proposal21 · Audio and guided practiceNarration style has provenance
Distinguish an audio edition from an adaptation or generated retelling.
Research-informed design proposal47 · AI agency and careVisible work and recoverable failure
Describe real progress, responsibilities and outcomes.
Research-informed design proposal26 · Conversation and contentListen, ask permission and repair
Make correction and refusal normal parts of a conversation.
Research-informed design proposal01 · Reading and ScriptureScripture and interpretation stay distinct
Make original text, editorial material and generated explanation recognisable.
Research-informed design proposal79 · AI agency and careIdentify what AI did, where it matters
Label the actor, action and artifact at the moment they could be misunderstood.
Research-informed design proposal80 · Conversation and contentAI origin travels with saved and shared content
Preserve meaningful attribution when an artifact leaves its original screen.
Research-informed design proposalEngagement facets to specify
Possible situations: Learning and memorisation, Teaching and preaching preparation. These are overlapping task contexts, not fixed user categories.
Specify the chosen purpose, passage unit, pace, participation, social setting, interpretive task, environment and disclosure or teaching responsibility. Use the scenario framework.