EPISODE · Jun 25, 2026 · 27 MIN
#159 Beyond the Copilot: The 4 AI Patterns Every Designer Should Know
from Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design · host Patricia Reiners
Most teams default to chat when they think about adding AI to a product. But chat is just one pattern — and often not the right one. In this episode, Patricia breaks down the four AI interaction patterns every designer needs to know: Advisor, Generator, Agent, and Orchestrator. Each one has a completely different UX logic, a different failure mode, and a different answer to the one question that matters most: who carries the risk when the AI is wrong?Key Learnings:There are four distinct ways AI can show up in a product — and most teams only ever reach for oneEach pattern has a different design job: skimmable, editable, reversible, legibleThe question "who carries the risk when the AI is wrong?" will change how you approach every AI feature you designMost real products are a mix of patterns — knowing which part is which is where the real design work startsGrab your early-bird ticket for the Future Product Days:https://www.futureproductdays.comAI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 opening September→ Sign up for the waiting list👉 0€ Training: Build your first Claude Skill in 10 min 👈→ Build your first Claude skill in 10 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
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Most teams default to chat when they think about adding AI to a product. But chat is just one pattern — and often not the right one. In this episode, Patricia breaks down the four AI interaction patterns every designer needs to know: Advisor, Generator, Agent, and Orchestrator. Each one has a completely different UX logic, a different failure mode, and a different answer to the one question that matters most: who carries the risk when the AI is wrong?Key Learnings:There are four distinct ways AI can show up in a product — and most teams only ever reach for oneEach pattern has a different design job: skimmable, editable, reversible, legibleThe question "who carries the risk when the AI is wrong?" will change how you approach every AI feature you designMost real products are a mix of patterns — knowing which part is which is where the real design work startsGrab your early-bird ticket for the Future Product Days:https://www.futureproductdays.comAI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 opening September→ Sign up for the waiting list👉 0€ Training: Build your first Claude Skill in 10 min 👈→ Build your first Claude skill in 10 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
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