Designing for AI — Human first!
My first instinct on taking an AI project was; No way! But then I jumped …
— What considerations did the studio have on taking and designing an AI news product?
The doubts are on a fundamental human level and AI face us with the question; — What does it mean to be human? Like the novel; Clara and the sun by Kazuo Ischiguro resonates around. But whether we like it or not it’s here; “AI or die trying”, Wired says. I had to adapt too and this project is my training.
The studio had one clear boundary on designing for an AI news project; Human first! To my best knowledge that is; human creative direction, design and trusted news sources.
Design is cross thinking
The softs skills AI cant replace, when Forbes defines it are;
- Emotional intelligence
- Persuasion And Influence:
- Critical Thinking
- Relationship-Building
This is also skills designers works with. The studio gave a talk at SND 47 Berkeley, California for The Society For News Design, where we also show cased how the studio work with these soft skills.
The studio was also inspired by the art exhibition; The Irreplaceable Human, at Louisiana, the modern museum of art in Copenhagen that asks what creativity is in the age of AI. The exhibitions made me more aware of; cross thinking, when solving a problem. That is a human creative skill AI can’t copy, at least, not yet …