AI coding tools are rewriting who gets to make software. The question isn’t whether that’s good. It’s what it does to the things we use every day. In 2023, a controlled study found that developers using GitHub Copilot completed a coding task 55% faster than those without it. That’s your 4-week sprint becoming a 2-week sprint. By … Weiterlesen
How consumer security products turn physical presence into assumed consent Illustration of a home security camera extending its gaze into shared neighbourhood space, symbolising the shift from private protection to ambient surveillance. Image generated using Grok Imagine. When Amazon’s Ring aired its Search Party advertisement during the Super Bowl, it presented a reassuring narrative: neighbours’ cameras cooperate, … Weiterlesen
Lessons in design, from a USB drive to the age of AI, and beyond. Continue reading on UX Collective »
The shallowness of the “empathy machine.” Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash I once saw a “poverty simulation” designed to help raise funds and “put people in others’ shoes.” I felt… weird. Can you imagine someone going through a 10-minute fancy VR experience and suddenly claiming they understand the struggles? VR allows users to step into … Weiterlesen
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How systems become risky without anyone noticing. Alexander Undoing the Gordian | Source: Knot 1st-art-gallery.com No one decides to build a fragile system. No executive convenes a meeting to discuss how best to make operations inscrutable, unreliable, brittle. No engineer sets out to create software that no one can maintain or discern later on. No … Weiterlesen
Designers should be thriving in the age of AI. Here’s why we aren’t, why it’s probably our fault, and how we can fix it. The Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour (source) Much has been said about the future of design in the age of AI. Some think the role will disappear completely. Others say only super-seniors will survive. … Weiterlesen
On AI, slot machines, and forgetting how to craft pixels. I’ve grown tired of AI lately… of what it does to me. Every new model, every new tool, every new workflow. Yes, they’re powerful. Yes, they let us do more. But there’s this weird disconnect growing between me and the things I make. When everything is instant, … Weiterlesen
Fifteen years ago, the iPhone killed Flash and nearly erased an entire design discipline. Continue reading on UX Collective »