The article discusses various insights for designers, emphasizing the importance of practicality and user-centricity in design over rigid adherence to patterns. It highlights the pitfalls of using AI tools ineffectively in performance reviews, risky shortcuts that can hinder managerial growth, and the paradox of emerging technologies in design and management practices. The importance of critical discourse in the design community is also stressed, showcasing the complexities of navigating contemporary design ideologies, particularly with AI integration and policy discussions.
Consistency can't be bureaucratic. Don't let discussions around adhering to patterns supersede discussions around solving real user problems. The most consistent thing a product can be is consistently useful.
It's performance-review season and I'm watching managers kneecap their careers. Gleefully they share the best prompts to have ChatGPT write their performance assessments - exactly the sort of shortcut that guarantees they'll never get better at the job.
And let's not forget: they weren't even making a browser. They were making a fancy chromium skin. Because the role of a browser, at its core, is to make network requests, parse HTML, render CSS, and run JS.
Whereas today, much of the argument I'm seeing in my feed reader by those same people, is more along these lines: I like cars. Cars are good. I also like AI. AI is good.
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