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EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 30 MIN

Insights from Anthropic's Head of Design, Why AI UX Sucks, AI Aesthetics, Human-Centered Design 2.0

from AI and Design · host Dan Saffer and Nik Martelaro

Dan checks out a Fast Company interview with Anthropic's Head of Design Joel Lewenstein and finds reasons for hope. Dmitry Kargaev points out the flaws of AI UX and has some reasons for why is happens. A catalog of AI brand archetypes, and Dan applauds Patrizia Bertini's call to rethink Human-Centered Design to be less about "users" and more about "citizens."Links:Fast Company Interview with Joel Lewensteinhttps://www.fastcompany.com/91519289/inside-anthropics-biggest-design-choicesAI Products Have Terrible UX: Here's Whyhttps://hackernoon.com/ai-products-have-terrible-ux-heres-whyAesthetics of AIhttps://www.acolorbright.com/en/insights/aesthetics-of-aiHuman-Centred Design has grown up. It’s time we did toohttps://uxdesign.cc/human-centred-design-has-grown-up-it-is-time-we-did-too-766601c1fc7dWe're All Doing The Same Job Nowhttps://odannyboy.medium.com/were-all-doing-the-same-job-now-81924e0c80d6The Existential Designerhttps://odannyboy.medium.com/the-existential-designer-facilitating-meaning-through-interaction-8952c358ec52

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