Lions and tigers and bears….AI!

Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic right now with folks having strong positive and negative emotions about it. The challenge is there’s also a lot of misunderstandings about what AI is, what it can do and how we, as UX folks, can make use of it. AI has also recently been a scapegoat for a lot of woes recently in the UX, research and design world. We’ll talk about what AI is at an introductory level and discuss some of the current misconceptions, questions and applications to our work.

We’ll also explore how to design AI products and examine whether UX principles differ between conventional products and those with AI capabilities.

Drinks and hor d’oeuvres will be served.

What you’ll learn:

• Misconceptions about AI
• How to make use of AI
• Ways to apply AI to your work
• How to design AI products
• Understanding principles between conventional products & AI capabilities

About our speakers:

Zack Naylor

Co-founder and CEO at Aurelius

Zack Naylor has been doing UX, design, research and product strategy for more than 15 years ranging from Fortune 100 companies to startups. He’s the co-founder and CEO at Aurelius, a platform for UX and Product people to gather customer research data, make sense of it fast, turn it into insights and action in one central, searchable place.

Gautham Vijayasankar Raja

Product Designer at Datasite

I’ve been immersed in UX for 13 years, with the last seven dedicated to designing AI-enhanced products. With the rise of ChatGPT and Gen-AI, I’ve been exploring this new technology for over a year, diving deep into the evolving landscape and gathering valuable insights. My other interests are dance, movies, and One Piece. Fun Fact: I am from a town named Rajapalayam in Tamilnadu, India famous for its indigenous dog breed called the Rajapalayam Hound.