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The Future of Design Will Be Led By Intelligence Builders

October Edition

Demmis Hassabis from Google Deepming

Part 1

Designers Should Look to Demis Hassabis, Not Ive.

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Part 2

Designers Will Move from the Suface to Substrate

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Part 3

The Design Leaders Are Lying To You

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Part 4

How Future Designers Will Win With AI

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The Case for
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How Not to Get Replaced by AI

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Why People are Buying
into AI Doomerism

Part One - 5 mins

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What Most People are
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Part Two - 7 mins

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A Survival Guide for an
AI-first World

Part Three - 15 mins

The End of Design Report

Published in Sept 2023—Over 30k+ downloads

“A much needed intervention
for every designer on the planet”

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