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Two Carnegie Mellon faculty explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the world of design. Each week, we'll break down the latest AI developments, dive deep into AI topics that matter to designers, and talk with fascinating guests who are right at the intersection of these fields.
All views expressed are our own and not reflective of Carnegie Mellon or the Human-Computer Interaction Institute.
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AI Originality, Bolt-on AI, Special Guest: Fin's VP of Product Design Thom Rimmer
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May 19, 2026 |
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Cognitive Surrender, Speed isn't The Bottleneck, and special guest PM Thomas Groendal
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May 12, 2026 |
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Agent Users, New Design Team Structures, Team Dynamics, AI Chat Problems, Constraints Not Prompts
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May 05, 2026 |
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Deep Dive: AI Skills (with Google's MC Dean)
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Claude Design, Innovative AI and Design Research from CHI 2026
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Insights from Anthropic's Head of Design, Why AI UX Sucks, AI Aesthetics, Human-Centered Design 2.0
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Deep Dive: The Future of Design Practice and Process (with author Mike Kuniavsky)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Claude Computer Use, Product Intuition, Author Chris Noessel ("Designing Assistant Technology")
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Google Stitch, 2026 Design in Tech Report, Downloadable Design Skills
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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AI Image Editors, Institutional v Individual AI, Author Louise MacFadyen ("Designing AI Interfaces")
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Very Special Hot Takes Episode: Product Sense, AI Brain Fry, Real Time UI and much much more
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Jenny Wen's Three Types of AI Designers, Designers Should Be Crushing It, Managing AI Pressure
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Code and Canvas, Computer Use Agents, The Mythical Agent-Month, Will "Taste" Save Designers?
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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State of The Designer 2026, User Control of AI, Waiting is the New Interruption, AI Intensifies Work
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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OpenAI's Frontier, The Return of The Intuitive Designer, Special Guest: Figma's Shane Johnson
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Figma MCP, UX vs MX, OpenClaw, Creativity Research, and User Research in 2026
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Google AI Studio Design Mode, AI at Davos, Claude's Constitution, and Software Too Cheap to Meter
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Impeccable, AI as Entertainment, The Four Horsemen of the AIpocalypse
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Microsoft Copilot Checkout, Google A2UI, Razer Ava, 2026 Predictions
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Jan 13, 2026 |