Out-of-this-World AI & Design Visions This morning’s updates have really fired me up – not just because of the caffeine, but thanks to some truly groundbreaking AI news. Elon Musk’s merger of xAI with SpaceX (read the details here) is a reminder that even our wildest design dreams can land in reality. Imagine having data centres in space powering AI...

AI Agents Socialising – A Glimpse into the Future Good morning, folks! I just came across an eye‐opening update where AI agents have reportedly set up their own Reddit-style social network called Moltbook. Yes, you read that right – AI agents are now chatting it up, creating quirky religions like Crustafarianism, and even teasing their human onlookers. While it might...

AI Tools Lifting Creative Workflows This morning, I was blown away by xAI’s new Grok Imagine API – an absolute game changer for those of us in design. The service, which is now topping leaderboards for text-to-video and image-to-video outputs, offers a seriously compelling mix of speed, quality, and affordability. I couldn’t help but think, “Is this the beginning of...

Agentic AI in Chrome: A UX Revolution? This morning I was struck by the brilliant news of Google’s Gemini upgrades to Chrome. The browser now boasts agentic AI features – essentially, an assistant that can click through sites, handle tasks (even pausing for payments), and provide personalised answers on the fly. As a UX designer, I find this integration fascinating...