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Beyond the Model: Designing Talent, Culture, and Strategic Edge in AI
I've been thinking about the AI gold rush lately, not the models or the compute, but the people and the systems we're building around them.
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Martijn van der Does
Why Speed, Imagination, and AI are rewriting how we build.
There’s a shift happening in how we create. The slow, hierarchical, over-planned ways of working are cracking under the weight of a world that moves in…
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Martijn van der Does
Craft: Made to Matter
As AI automates creation at unprecedented speed, a surprising truth emerges: craft—thoughtful, meticulous, and deeply human—has never been more…
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Martijn van der Does
Agents of beauty ?
Beauty bridges art and mathematics, yet can AI truly grasp its human essence? This exploration delves into the balance of algorithms and human insight.
Towards Dynamic User Experiences
This article explores Dynamic User Experiences (DUX), where AI enhances design, adapting interfaces in real-time while addressing challenges like…
The Algorithmic Aesthetic
In this deep dive, we'll explore the design language evolving around AI integration in smartphones and its connection to the long history of making…
Human-centric principles and AI innovation's aesthetic edge
Though human-centric design seems obvious to designers, we've found examples proving otherwise. In the AI race, ChatGPT and StreamDiffusion show how…
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