The Summer Edition
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The toolbox of the design strategist is incredibly powerful, but it's not well documented. See what it looks like when the designer's sphere of influence expands to strategy and systems...not just screens.
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The Future of Life Institute just released their AI Safety Index, and it's a sobering look at how these tech leaders are handling AI safety. Anthropic ranks best, but even they get a C. Ouch...
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COURSE: Defining UX Strategy
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5 Ways to Stay Ahead of AI + Recording for "Upstream of the Machine" Dear Reader, Last night we had a fun little event called Upstream of the Machine. In the talk, I shared 5 strategies that designers can use to stay ahead of AI. Each one is inspired by design-adjacent roles where designers can potentially have an edge. You should be able to find at least one strategy that fits you. The Five Strategies Work the infrastructure — like a service designer Generate evidence — like a scientist...
Written by a human, not by AI Dear Reader, Last week, some of you were gracious enough to give me some feedback on the newsletter. (You can still do it at the bottom). Someone left a review that said, "AI Slop" without any other context. And it got me thinking... You might be assuming that this newsletter is written by AI. Today, I'll let you in on a little secret: I still write by hand. And I plan to keep writing this newsletter by hand. I'm not gonna lie, I tried to get AI to write the...
Figma AI Skill Library, Save Tokens with Caveman, and the Million Dollar Toilet Dear Reader, A lot happened these last 2 weeks while you were relaxing on the beach. Let's get you caught up! The new Figma AI skills library Figma launched an AI Skills Library. Discover these skills (guided prompts you can use in agents) to unlock new ways of working from research to handoff. Check it out here to see what the community is making with Figma AI. Get your AI to speak like a caveman Caveman.so is...