AI

Philosophy and daily use ramblings…

November 2026

the following content was created without ai assistance :-0

What I Use It For (almost) Daily:

Creating quick mockups/prototypes in order to get the team onto the same page.

Coded prototypes to get the team onto the same page and share with devs.

Sharpening pitch decks and their storylines in order to obtain buy-in.

Polishing high-stakes stakeholder communications that are likely to get shared out when I'm not in the room.

Culture-checking messages that I send out since my current role has me working with team members from across the globe.

Currently Held Points Of View:

You should have a point of view before going into AI or it might feel a bit like this image.

Don't farm out your thinking (cognitive offloading I think they call it?)

AI is good at generating the average. Take what it gives you and mold it until it's great!

If you're completely stuck, it might help you get unstuck, but you still have to use your human judgement. That's what you were hired for!

When anyone can output a polished interface in minutes, the value we designers were always supposed to bring applies: deciding if the interface is even necessary, if it's solving an actual problem that exists, and if so, solving it in an optimal way.

Currently Held Points Of View:

You should have a point of view before going into AI or it might feel a bit like the image on this page.

Don't farm out your thinking (cognitive offloading I think they call it?)

AI is good at generating the average. Take what it gives you and mold it until it's great!

If you're completely stuck, it might help you get unstuck, but you still have to use your human judgement. That's what you were hired for!

When anyone can output a polished interface in minutes, the value we designers were always supposed to bring applies: deciding if the interface is even necessary, if it's solving an actual problem that exists, and if so, solving it in an optimal way.

Thanks for playing!