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AI Unplugged: Social Networks, Workflow Wonders & Martian Drives
AI Agents Socialising – A Glimpse into the Future Good morning, folks! I just came across an eye‐opening update where AI agents have reportedly set up their own Reddit-style social network called Moltbook. Yes, you read that right – AI agents are now chatting it up, creating quirky religions like Crustafarianism, and even teasing their
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AI Innovation: Redefining Creative Workflows and Digital Design
AI Tools Lifting Creative Workflows This morning, I was blown away by xAI’s new Grok Imagine API – an absolute game changer for those of us in design. The service, which is now topping leaderboards for text-to-video and image-to-video outputs, offers a seriously compelling mix of speed, quality, and affordability. I couldn’t help but think,
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Agentic AI Unleashed: Redefining UX and Digital Workflows
Agentic AI in Chrome: A UX Revolution? This morning I was struck by the brilliant news of Google’s Gemini upgrades to Chrome. The browser now boasts agentic AI features – essentially, an assistant that can click through sites, handle tasks (even pausing for payments), and provide personalised answers on the fly. As a UX designer,
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Agentic AI: Transforming UX, Research, and Creative Workflows
Agentic Adventures in AI I’ve been keeping an eye on the AI scene lately, and one story that’s really caught my attention is the viral rise of Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot). Originally spotted on X, this open-source AI assistant is working its magic from within chat apps like Telegram and WhatsApp. As a UX designer, it
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Navigating AI in Design: Balancing Innovation with Caution
Navigating AI’s Double-Edged Sword Good morning, fellow design enthusiasts. I recently came across Dario Amodei’s thought-provoking essay on AI’s potential dangers and rewards—an eye-opener for anyone juggling design, technology, and business. His piece, aptly titled “The Adolescence of Technology,” dives into issues from job displacement to the economic traps that AI promises, which might someday
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Elevating UX: Smart Info Tips, User Insights, & GenAI Innovations
Enhancing UX with Smarter Info Tips I’ve been mulling over Kate Kaplan’s insights on info tips (read more here) – a topic that’s been buzzing in our inboxes recently. Honestly, it struck me how many times we designers overlook the subtle difference between icons like “i” for general info and “?” for help. It’s all
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Inside the AI Power Struggle: Navigating Leadership Shifts, Secure Interfaces, and Voice-Driven UX
Inside the AI Power Struggle Good morning, design enthusiasts. Over the past day, I’ve been following some pretty dramatic industry updates – one of which involves the messy fallout at Thinking Machines. According to recent reports from The New York Times, it seems tensions were boiling behind the scenes for months. Co-founders were pushing for
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Anthropic’s Bold AI Experiment: Constitution, Custom Skills & UX Insights
Anthropic’s Bold Experiment with AI Persona This morning, I couldn’t help but take a long, thoughtful sip of my tea while reading about Anthropic’s latest move. They’ve published Claude’s Constitution (yes, you read that right – a “constitution” for an AI) and it’s as philosophical as it is practical. The document sets out values like
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AI in Focus: Davos Disruptions & Creative Innovations for Designers
AI Takes Centre Stage at Davos Hey there, fellow designers! I’ve been mulling over some fascinating insights from the latest industry updates, and one thing’s crystal clear: AI is not just a buzzword anymore. At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, industry giants like Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft made it abundantly clear that disruption
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AI’s Impact on UX: From Rapid Prototyping to Responsible Design
AI Tools Transforming Product Design I’ve been keeping an eye on Anthropic’s Claude Code, which seems to be having its own “ChatGPT moment”. As a designer, it’s fascinating to see how tools once reserved for hardcore developers are now opening up creative possibilities for everyone—including UX pros like us. Claude Code is enabling rapid prototyping
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Designing Beyond the Surface: Evolving UX, Streamlined Hiring, & Smart AI Use
Design Deeper to Differentiate Today’s update got me thinking about how we, as UX professionals, are being nudged to move beyond the superficial. The latest article from Nielsen Norman Group, State of UX 2026: Design Deeper to Differentiate, stresses that the role of design is evolving. Instead of centring on flashy interfaces, we’re challenged to
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AI Shakeup & Innovation: Talent Moves, AI Coding Breakthroughs, and Next-Gen Interfaces
AI Talent Shakeup: The OpenAI and Thinking Machines Drama I must admit, the past 24 hours have been nothing short of dramatic in the AI world. It seems like buzz is all about the latest shakeup at Thinking Machines, where co-founder Barret Zoph was let go amid misconduct allegations, only to boomerang back to OpenAI