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Agentic Banking: When Efficiency Becomes a Systemic Hazard
A post by UXDA lays out a stark proposition: agentic banking—networks of autonomous AI agents that execute investment, credit and spending decisions—can turn collective efficiency into synchronized fragility. If thousands of institutions and millions of customer agents use similar models, shared data and identical objectives, what happens when a single macro signal hits them all…
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Designers: Own AI Fluency
Stanford University’s 2026 Artificial Intelligence Report projects roughly 53% global adoption of generative AI within three years, with striking national differences (Singapore ~61%, UAE ~54%, U.S. ~28.3%). If that adoption curve is real, the practical question for design professionals is simple: who will write the standards that turn model output into reliable work? The stake…
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Frontier (revived?)
I just learned that Jake Savin is working on bringing Frontier back to modern OS. Frontier was truly a one-of-a-kind piece of software. The brainchild of Dave Winer and his company UserLand Software. I started to use it in 1996. In a nutshell Frontier was a object-oriented database (the “ODB”) that could interact with the…
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AI Exposes Design Misunderstanding
In a LinkedIn post, Gess Puglielli argues that the recent wave of “prompt in, UI out” tools is not primarily a story about AI replacing designers, but about companies revealing what they thought Design was all along: interface production. If a 12‑second mockup feels like a substitute for a design team, the uncomfortable question is…
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Interaction Models and the end of turn-taking
In a recent post, Latent.Space points to Thinking Machines’ release of “Interaction Models” as a quiet but consequential shift: what if the next interface leap is not a better chatbot, but a model that treats real-time interaction as its native mode rather than a bolt-on feature? The headline claim is technical—full‑duplex, multimodal, low-latency behavior—but the…
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Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit hits the time limit
In an Engadget report, Igor Bonifacic describes a jury verdict that cuts through Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI’s leadership with a procedural blade: time. After three weeks of testimony, the jury found Sam Altman and Greg Brockman not liable, largely because the statute of limitations had already expired when Musk filed suit in 2024. Judge…
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Future of UX Design: Trends and Career Paths
The ongoing digital transformation is reshaping the UX design and creative industries, characterized by evolving market dynamics and technological advancements. While the demand for UX professionals is transitioning towards strategic roles, opportunities persist in various creative fields. Adaptability, lifelong learning, and a focus on ethical practices will be essential for future success.
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AI beyond LLMs
Large-Language Models are trained on text. These models understand the world by learning from our understanding of the world that has been expressed in textual form. This way even a blind ChatGPT knows something about color and their potential similarities without ever “seeing” color per se. Whenever something that ChatGPT generates makes sense the sense-making…
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Design education latest trends
Disclaimer This following text is generated by GPT-4. Don’t take it too seriously. It is just a test. Design education has been evolving rapidly to keep up with the ever-changing demands of the industry. As technology continues to advance, new trends and approaches have emerged, shaping the way design is taught and practiced. Here are…
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Gui Bonsiepe Chair: Designing for Possible Futures
The Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago de Chile has dedicated a new educational chair named »Gui Bonsiepe-Chair: Design for Possible Futures«. It honors Gui Bonsiepes work and influence on the Design Culture and Design Education in Latin America and aims to expand knownledge and…