AI is changing everything including how we design. But in the rush to ship AI-powered products one critical question keeps getting lost: are we actually designing for people or just for the technology?
In this talk, I'll walk through what I've learned working at the intersection of product design and AI from creating design education content at Flux Academy to working on real AI-driven projects. We'll explore how Google's own design principles apply to AI products, why human-centered thinking is the missing layer in most AI development conversations and what happens when designers and developers stop working in silos and start building together.
You'll walk away with a practical framework for evaluating AI product decisions through a design lens, real examples of where AI UX gets it wrong and how to fix it and a fresh perspective on why the best AI experiences are the ones users barely notice.
This talk is for developers building AI features who want to think like designers and designers navigating a world where AI is no longer optional.
Keywords: Human-Centered AI, Product Design, UX, Google AI, Design Thinking, AI Products, Developer-Designer Collaboration, Firebase, Flutter UX