Can Humans remain human?
The greatest risk of AI isn’t that machines become more human.It’s that humans begin living more like AI. I had dinner with Sato Toshiaki from Glico. Naturally, the conversation drifted…
Humanity-Centered Design and the Future of Communities
Imagine one person moves into a neighborhood. - Nothing really changes.Imagine ten people move in. - Things are still manageable.Imagine one famous actress posts: "I found this hidden neighborhood in…
Why Human Judgment Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence is quickly changing how products are conceived, designed, and delivered. Tasks that used to take weeks of coordinated effort across design, engineering, research, and content teams can now…
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Today, even though UX seems to focus on people, its main goal is to maximize profit.
This often comes at the cost of real user-centered design. We like to think we design for people, but this belief covers up the real purpose of UX today. We…
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What “UX technical debt” means
People use a few related terms: Technical debt: shortcuts in code/architecture that make changes slow and risky later. UX debt (aka UX technical debt / design debt/experience debt): shortcuts that…