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Explore the intriguing world of synthetic users in design! Discover how these AI-generated personas are created and their current applications in UX research. Learn about the benefits they offer, like speed and cost-effectiveness, as well as the serious risks, including bias and emotional disconnect. The discussion delves into ethical concerns and the evolution of synthetic users, suggesting a hybrid approach for designers. Is it possible to replace real human insights? Tune in to find out!

Smart glasses are back and this time, they actually look good. In this episode of Future of UX, Patricia Reiners breaks down Meta’s brand-new Ray-Ban Meta Glasses and what they mean for designers, technology, and the future of human-computer interaction.We’ll explore the UX lessons behind Meta’s “glasses first, tech second” design philosophy, hands-free media capture, and the in-lens display paired with the new neural wristband. You’ll hear where these glasses shine like live captions, translations, and POV video and where they still fall short, from clunky AI assistants to privacy concerns.If you’re a UX designer, product designer, or curious about wearable AI, this episode will give you insights into why these glasses might be the first step toward a post-smartphone future—and what role design plays in getting us there.What you’ll learn in this episode:Why aesthetics and identity are crucial for smart glasses adoptionThe UX pros and cons of hands-free photo and video captureHow Meta’s new in-lens display and neural band change interaction designWhere the AI assistant shines (and where it fails miserably)The ongoing privacy and social acceptance challengesWhy battery life and hardware limits force us to design for quick, contextual interactionsHow Meta’s ecosystem compares to Apple Vision Pro, Humane AI Pin, and Rabbit R1What opportunities and risks smart glasses open up for UX and product design👉 0€ AI mini Training for Designers 👈→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn 3 strategies to leverage gen AI as a designer in just 30 min⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the ⁠waiting list⁠⁠💌 Newsletter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Weekly UX insights and updates: UX Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the Future of UX:🎨 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🍏 Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💚 Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Patricia on Socials📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram @ux.patricia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎨 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin Patricia Reiners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🐦 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter @ux_Patricia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My UX Design Blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

AI is moving incredibly fast. Every week there is a new tool, a new model, a new headline. For designers it can feel impossible to keep up. But you do not need to know everything. You just need to understand the foundations, the language and the big trends.In this episode I take you through a clear overview of what really matters in AI right now. We cover the basics of AI, the art of prompting, the rise of AI agents, vibe coding, responsible AI and the key trends for 2025 and beyond.🔑 Key LearningsWhat generative AI is and why it feels so different from old machine learningHow to use simple prompting frameworks to get better resultsWhy AI agents will become part of every product and workflowWhat vibe coding means and how you can experiment with it as a designerHow to think about responsibility, ethics and the future of AI in your own workBy the end you will know more about AI than 99 percent of people out there and you will be able to join the conversation with confidence.Prompting Framework:Here’s a simple framework I use called CLEAR. Easy to remember:Clarity — What exactly do you want? Be specific.Layers of context — Who’s the audience, what’s the tone, what format do you need?Examples — Show a sample of what good looks like.Assess — Review the output critically.Refine — Iterate until it works.Iteration Frameworkframework: RESET.Revisit — Did I give enough context or examples?Extract — Break down long prompts into shorter ones.Say it differently — Rephrase or try an analogy.Enforce rules — Add constraints like word count, format, or style.Test again — Try, tweak, repeat.Framework: RESET.Revisit — Did I give enough context or examples?Extract — Break down long prompts into shorter ones.Say it differently — Rephrase or try an analogy.Enforce rules — Add constraints like word count, format, or style.Test again — Try, tweak, repeat.👉 0€ AI mini Training for Designers 👈→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn 3 strategies to leverage gen AI as a designer in just 30 min⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the ⁠waiting list⁠💌 Newsletter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Weekly UX insights and updates: UX Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the Future of UX:🎨 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🍏 Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💚 Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Patricia on Socials📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram @ux.patricia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎨 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin Patricia Reiners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🐦 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter @ux_Patricia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My UX Design Blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The podcast discusses how AI is revolutionizing design but emphasizes that critical thinking and empathy remain crucial skills. It shares personal anecdotes highlighting the impact of storytelling in user experience, particularly in sensitive areas like finance and recruitment. Ethical considerations also come into play, stressing the importance of fairness in technology. Listeners are encouraged to embrace AI as a tool while honing their human skills to stay relevant in an evolving landscape.

Dive into the practical impact of AI agents in daily life! Discover how Google’s AI can book a dinner for you and how Meta's tools are reshaping communication with proactive messages. Explore emerging UX principles like delegation and proactivity, and see how they compare to classic heuristics. This insightful discussion blends technology with user experience, highlighting the need for designers to adapt to the evolving landscape of AI.

Unleash your creativity with the power of prompting! Discover how effective prompts are transforming the design landscape and becoming the new interface for creativity. Learn key techniques to write compelling prompts and explore advanced patterns you can reuse. Hear real-world examples of designers who have harnessed these skills to enhance their workflows. Whether you're a novice or an AI veteran, this guide is packed with practical strategies to elevate your design game!

Discover the groundbreaking advancements of GPT-5 and how they're reshaping user experience and product design. Learn about its dual-mode thinking that balances speed and depth, plus a massive token context window that allows entire research projects to be processed at once. The discussion highlights improvements in reliability for UX copy and research synthesis, alongside enhanced coding capabilities. The host offers a unique perspective, arguing why this upgrade shouldn’t be dismissed and is essential for designers to explore.

Explore the latest shifts in AI technology and their impact on user experience design. Discover Meta's push for wearable superintelligence, which changes how we think about design beyond screens. Learn about the U.S. strategy for AI deregulation, which places more responsibility on design teams. Dive into OpenAI's rollout of goal-based agents that reshape user interactions. Plus, Tesla's massive investment in AI chips signals new directions for physical UX. Adapt your skills for a rapidly evolving design landscape!

This discussion explores the evolution of AI agents and their capacity to autonomously complete tasks, surpassing traditional chatbots. Key design principles for user experience with these agents, such as transparency and trust, are highlighted. A personal anecdote showcases how agent technology was used to book a hotel. Emerging interaction techniques like ‘suggest and confirm’ are introduced, alongside ethical considerations in design to avoid manipulation and bias. Tools to enhance prototyping and testing of agent behaviors are also shared.

We’re back from the summer break — and kicking off this season with one of the most exciting shifts happening at the intersection of design and development: vibe coding.In this episode, I’m breaking down what vibe coding actually is, why it’s relevant for designers (not just developers), and how it’s changing the way we build digital products. You’ll hear about the tools that make it possible, how to get started even without a tech background, and what this trend could mean for your future workflows.Whether you’ve never written a line of code or you’re deep into AI prototyping already — this episode will give you fresh inspiration and practical insights to explore this new, playful way of working with AI.✅ Key Learnings:What vibe coding means and where the concept comes fromHow AI tools are transforming the development processStep-by-step: how to try vibe coding even without coding experienceWhy vibe coding is relevant for designers and how it impacts collaborationThe best tools to experiment with depending on your level of control and comfortOther resources💻 ✨Waiting list for the AI Academy: 6-week Bootcamp to Learn How to Master AI as a Designer→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get notified when doors are opening again⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 0€ AI mini Training for Designers 👈→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn 3 strategies to leverage gen AI as a designer in just 30 min⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💌 Newsletter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Weekly UX insights and updates: UX Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the Future of UX:🎨 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠🍏 Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX⁠⁠⁠⁠💚 Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX⁠⁠⁠⁠Find Patricia on Socials📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram @ux.patricia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎨 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin Patricia Reiners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🐦 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter @ux_Patricia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📝 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My UX Design Blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠