You’re an AI product designer now 💡

AI represents a new "material" for designers, akin to wood for a carpenter or steel for an architect, requiring deep experimentation to uncover its full potential. While traditional design methodology prioritizes starting with user problems, the rapid evolution of large language models justifies a "solution in search of a problem" approach, where creators tinker with technology to discover novel applications. Insights from industry experts at Anthropic and Humane suggest that even if model capabilities plateaued today, years of design work remain to bridge the gap between raw technical power and intuitive user experiences. Designers must move beyond pixels in Figma to understand the underlying interactive systems, as those who fail to integrate these new capabilities risk product extinction. Success in this era depends on "the art of the possible"—pushing the boundaries of what technology can do through constant prototyping and a willingness to explore the "germ" of a compelling idea before a specific user journey is fully defined.