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Design Tactics #18 — AI and the designer of the future

Michael Riddering · 24 May 2023

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  1. Our reading

    AI will place a premium on taste for designers.

    Their wordsI believe AI is going to place a premium on “taste” for designers.

  2. Our reading

    As of 2023, AI design tooling mostly sucks.

    Their wordsthe current state of AI tooling mostly sucks. We have a long way to go before I’m using UI-generation tools in my day to day.

  3. Our reading

    When AI uncaps design output, a designer's value lies in the quality of their ideas.

    Their wordsBut when output is essentially uncapped, our value is tied directly to the quality of our ideas.

  4. Our reading

    AI will reward designers who have strong product sense.

    Their wordsAnd that’s why I believe AI is going to reward designers who have a strong product sense

  5. Our reading

    AI will blur the lines between traditional roles on a product team.

    Their wordsAI is going to empower anyone to design, code, write SQL queries, build automations, etc. And that’s going to make the lines between traditional roles on a product team pretttty blurry…

  6. Our reading

    Designers should not learn code syntax, because AI can write it for them.

    Their words"Should designers learn to code?” is now the wrong question. Because the answer, in my opinion, is unequivocally “no”. Learning syntax is very low ROI when AI can write it for you.

  7. Our reading

    Technical literacy has never been more valuable for designers.

    Their wordsBut the value of “technical literacy” has never been higher. Learning how code and data actually works is one of the best ways you can invest in your future skillset.

  8. Our reading

    The most valuable designers will be the ones who can build their ideas.

    Their wordsNow that I see what is possible with AI, I’ve never felt more conviction that the most valuable designers will be the ones who can build their ideas.

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