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AD66 – Humans as Batteries for AI

12 October 2024 | Issue #66 In this issue: Intelligent experiences and intelligent experience design are the future AI in the workplace: Gallup results How to license your art How HEX colors are assigned Design quote of the week Still from The Matrix An ongoing concern with AI is the amount of energy it consumes. I wrote about this a few weeks ago, and it was eye-opening to see how much electricity it took to run a simple prompt. Microsoft's decision to use Three Mile Island (the site of the...

Intelligent experiences

6 October 2024 | Issue #65 In this issue: Intelligent experiences and intelligent experience design are the future Cybertruck's logo is ... something Pixel-perfect typeface Design quote of the week Prompt: intelligent experience design --ar 16:9 David Armano is one of the brightest thinkers in the world of branding, design, and digital excellence. He just introduced a brand-new concept in the world of experiences. I had to read it a few times. It's just that good. In his most recent David by...

A robot looking over the shoulder of a worker

29 September 2024 | Issue #63 In this issue: Stop lying to employees about AI and disruption Amazon releases AI video generator ... for ads Adobe Firefly video editing AI-generated news anchors is a good thing Salesforce introduces AI-generated content capabilities Is your team looking to outsource design? AI-generated podcasts Design quote of the week Prompt: a woman is sitting at her computer. Behind her is a robot looking at her screen. She is worried --ar 16:9 The conversation around AI...

A robot drinking water

22 September 2024 | Issue #62 In this issue: Working smarter, not harder, can get you arrested A deep dive into the tech behind creating logos with AI MAICON recap Overcoming AI resistance in organizations The hidden water cost of using AI How schools should adapt to the new AI-infused world Design quote of the week By the way ... Prompt: AI robot drinking a glass of water with her mouth --ar 16:9 The fundamental promise of generative AI is that we can automate parts of our lives that aren't...

Looking inside a black box

15 September 2024 | Issue #61 In this issue: LLMs Want Answers: Why Your FAQs Matter More Than Ever Write better newsletters with Google Gemini Gems Reformatting data with ChatGPT (tip) Epic Content Marketing for Higher Education released Executives need to use AI, too Design quote of the week Prompt: people looking inside a black box --ar 16:9 At this point, we understand that LLMs are basically black boxes and we don't know what happens inside. According to MIT, nobody knows. The question...

a robot is searching.

8 September 2024 | Issue #60 In this issue: Frontier Content competes where AI can't Canva raises prices 300% (wow!) Meta AI hits 400m users Idea to prototype in 30 minutes with AI Vancouver World Cup fails at crowdsourcing design Design quote of the week Prompt: a friendly robot using a magnifying glass to search --ar 16:9 Raise your hand if you're using generative AI instead of search engines. Sometimes, you're looking for something so precise that AI will get you to an answer far faster...

A dejected robot comes in third in competition

1 September 2024 | Issue #60 In this issue: Use AI correctly, or you could get fired Google AI image generator running again ChatGPT 5 is coming very soon Is AI living up to the hype? New AI tool: Napkins Design quote of the week Prompt: a championship podium with the gold, silver, and bronze medalists standing on the three levels. The gold winner is a woman. The bronze winner is a robot that is sitting on the edge of the podium. --ar 16:9 For the past five quarters, we've been talking about...

Woman building a web page

August 25 2024 | Issue #59 In this issue: Make topic-based web pages with Perplexity A good AI detector? AWS tells coders that AI will eventually do their coding Copyright case against AI goes for artists Classic, clever print ads Design quote of the week Prompt: a sleepy turtle. Illustrated in an art deco style. Use #16203e for the shadows. Use bright colors like Yellow: #fdfcc8, pink: #f86786, and blue: #7ee1ec for the rest.. --ar 16:9 Sorry for the lack of communication lately. Some...

A turtle is running behind, trying to play catch up

28 July 2024 | Issue #58 In this issue: You can't play catch-up with AI, you have to look ahead A rant about people who write about design SearchGPT is announced to take on Google Photoshop and Illustrator get new AI capabilities Design quote of the week Prompt: a sleepy turtle. Illustrated in an art deco style. Use #16203e for the shadows. Use bright colors like Yellow: #fdfcc8, pink: #f86786, and blue: #7ee1ec for the rest.. --ar 16:9 Ethan Mollick, who has a must-read newsletter, recently...

21 July 2024 | Issue #57 In this issue: What Does Gen Z Think of AI? Five Ways AI Can Augment User Experience Design Microsoft Designer Now Available for iOS and Android Design Degree Dilemma Let AI write your image alt text Design quote of the week In the 2024 Career Interest Survey, high-achieving members of Generation Z shared their perspectives on various career-related topics, including the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Notably, 64% of respondents are already...