2023, The Year Everything Changed

Welcome to this first post of AI UI Today. In 2023, a set of technologies converged that enabled new possibilities for artificial intelligence products.

I had been working on different products which had AI capabilities, but what happened in 2023 was new and so much better. AI based products seemed to launch and gather a customer base faster than ever before.

And one thing became clear. Adopt AI in product design and development or be left behind.

1. Why this, why now ?

We are at a new inflection point. This will be a revolution in product design like we have seen when the web first became popular or when smartphones were first released. AI based products could potentially have an even bigger impact.

During the 1990s there was a massive revolution underway as businesses and people flocked to the internet and a browser based user interface. Jakob Nielsen had a big influence on user experience and the web. In the summer of 2023, he sounded a new alarm about the rise of AI in the user experience.

Jakob Nielsen on UX

UX Needs a Sense of Urgency About AI

Summary: UX professionals must seize the AI career imperative or become irrelevant. Guidance from a seasoned UX veteran who witnessed the game-changing impact of the dot-com boom. UX folks are trapped in complacency while the AI techquake radically shakes up the computing landscape. We witnessed similar complacency during the dot-com revolution. It is high time we shake off inertia, embrace AI design, and prevent engineers from monopolizing the…

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3 years ago · 88 likes · 14 comments · Jakob Nielsen

2. This is a place where we’ll explore AI and UI

Are you interested in how AI will impact product design and the user experience? That’s what we’re going to explore in this space and you’re invited to join us as this new paradigm in the user experience grows and unfolds.

This is going to be interesting!

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