UX is evolving rapidly, with AI integration and a shift towards distributed expertise. UX will be like a pancake: spread thin but delicious.

Study of how user researchers use AI | Integrating AI within an existing software product | Short highlights from Jakob’s recent videos

Iterative user research | Pilot study | AI Companions | Dark design | Templates for usability studies

AI offers many benefits in user research and can enhance, but not replace, the human touch in user-centered design.

A version of the 90-9-1 rule applies to TikTok video postings | Debrief with a colleague after watching UX talks or podcasts

Educational use of AI-generated songs | Weakness of manual UX design | Disappointing AI videos from pro filmmakers

UX professionals used 93 different AI tools: 12 UX-specific AI tools were fairly popular. Low overlap in popular AI between UX & the public

Turning the tables: Use AI to check your work | Toast notifications are a burnt GUI widget | Do people prefer human or AI design?

Julie Zhou recalls Facebook’s early user interface designs | Tools for generative UI need a hybrid UI | Early eyetracking reseach

Will AI turn our brains to mush? History suggests otherwise. New tech always sparks fears of cognitive decline. But AI will free our minds.

Saving fuel by AI-optimized airline routing | Apple violates 40 years of GUI standards | Recommended reading about storytelling and non-UX

Estimating the time duration of quantitative user research projects | LinkedIn’s anti-link algorithm is bad | Benchmarking research.

A thematic analysis of social media posts identified key themes, offering a audience-centered perspective on the future of UX design.

AI’s probabilistic nature changes all areas of user experience, impacting users, UX researchers, and designers.

Ideogram 1.0 huge improvements in text rendering + image quality | You don’t need a university degree to do UX | Self-taught UX designers

Traditional accessibility methods have been tried for 30 years without improving usability for disabled users. Generative UI may be better.

AI won’t replace human creativity, it will amplify it. Forget mass-market entertainment; the true revolution is in hyper-targeted content.

User targeting in UX has progressed through 5 stages : target audience, personas, customization, personalization, AI individualization.

AI is a general-purpose technology that can double economic growth | Comparing human card sorting with AI categorization

AI can already perform many UX tasks. It will do more in the future, including maybe UI design. But AI will not replace watching users.