We need to decide:
Is AI here to make our work faster
or to replace the work we do?

I use AI regularly in my workflow —
to explore ideas, speed up tasks, and meet deadlines more efficiently.

And yes — with the right context,
it can even help identify edge cases, bugs, and gaps.

But that’s the key:
AI works best when it’s guided.
It still relies on human understanding of:
• Context
• Dependencies
• Product thinking
• Real-world constraints

Without that, outputs and timelines can look efficient —
but fall short in reality.

AI is a powerful tool to accelerate the way we work.

But building meaningful products still requires
human judgment, collaboration, and experience.

Humans shouldn’t compete with AI —
we should learn how to direct it effectively.

💬 How are you using AI in your workflow today — as support or substitution?

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AI tools won't replace UX Designers.

But designers who ignore AI will be replaced by those who don't.

Here's how I'm using AI in my UX process right now (without losing the human touch):

🔍 Research synthesis Dump interview notes into AI → get themes in minutes, not hours. I still validate every insight but I save hours of grunt work.

✍️ First-draft microcopy AI gives me 10 variations of a button label or error message. I pick, refine, and make it actually sound human.

🗺️ User journey mapping I use AI to spot gaps in a journey I've been staring at too long. Fresh (artificial) eyes catch what tired human ones miss.

🧪 Usability test prep AI helps me draft screener questions and discussion guides 3x faster. More time for actual conversations with users.

The goal isn't to hand over your design thinking. It's to free up more time for your design thinking.

What's one AI tool that's genuinely changed how you work as a designer? 👇

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The design process hasn’t changed. How much energy you have left for it has.

Let me say something that might surprise you.

After years of designing at scale — AI-powered tools for 1.6M Walmart associates, global experiences at Adobe, multi-product workflows at Intuit — I don’t think AI has fundamentally changed what good design requires.

You still need to talk to real users. You still need to understand the business. You still need to make judgment calls that no algorithm can make for you.

What AI has changed is everything around the design. The retrieval. The synthesis. The prep work. The 11pm Slack thread archaeology.

And that changes everything about how much of yourself you have left when you sit down to actually create.

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AI didn’t change what I design. It changed how I design.

Over the past several months, my design process hasn’t just evolved — it’s been fully restructured. My AI tool stack isn’t something I use occasionally; it is an operational layer embedded into my day-to-day and across discovery, ideation, prototyping, validation, and delivery.

This article outlines how I structure projects using AI models — primarily Claude and ChatGPT — alongside specialized tools such as Figma Make and Amplitude.