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Travis Neilson

AI/UX: The Role of UX Designers in Humanizing the Future

Type Design

Date Thu. 4th
11:00 → 11:30

Location John W. H. Bassett Theatre

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Travis Neilson is a Lead UX Designer at YouTube Music, where he focuses on communities engaging with playlists through expressive and creative AI-powered tools for creators.

With over two decades of experience as a product and experience designer, Travis is known for his thought leadership in creative health practices and design culture in technology.

His insights into enabling people to organize through designing and promoting humane technologies ignited in his past positions as Crisis Response and Events UX Lead at Google Search and host of the Google Method design podcast, currently available on spotify.

A returning speaker at Awwwards, Travis has worked with organizations such as Adobe and Invision App to bring education and inspiration to over a million creative professionals.

With over two decades of experience as a product and experience designer, Travis is known for his thought leadership in creative health practices and design culture in technology. At this conference, Travis will be previewing his whitepaper "Humanizing AI: A Proposal for Meaningful Interfaces".

Travis Neilson is recognized as one of the design industry’s most prolific creatives. He is the host of a number of productions including Google's external design podcast – the Google Method, in addition to other youtube channels, training materials, conference talks, videos series, streams, and events.

Travis has worked with organizations such as Adobe, Google, SCAD, Invision App, and more to bring education and inspiration to over a million creative professionals. Travis' mission is to make things that bring people together.

About The Talk

AI/UX: The Role of UX Designers in Humanizing the Future

UX designers play a crucial role in training AI to interact with human beings in a way that is meaningful and fulfilling. The task of the UX designer is to create interfaces that effectively bridge the gap the between ai and each human in their own individual Tableau of experience. The training and application of the AI through intentional and considered interfaces is the cornerstone of AI/UX Philosophy.

An important aspect of this philosophy is the promotion of humane technology. UX designers must have a deep understanding of the Imbued Significance of AI in the lives of their users, and be mindful of the diverse experiences and perspectives that shape our relationship with AI. Working to incorporate insights into the design of their interfaces. This includes considering the cultural, social, and historical contexts in which AI is used, as well as the values and needs of the individuals who interact with it.

In this talk, Travis will discuss the role of Art in training AI, as it can serve as a tool for humans across time and geography to imprint the AI with a reverence and respect for human values and cultural significance at scale. By incorporating the aesthetics and cultural references found in art, designers can shape the AI's understanding of the human experience in a way that goes beyond data-driven insights.

This talk also highlights the importance of UX designers taking a proactive role in shaping the future of AI. User Experience professionals can take specific actions within their companies, communities, and platforms to promote humane technology; such as speaking up in meetings, circulating white papers, and attending conferences. (Yay!) Additionally, UX designers are encouraged to become thought leaders in the AI/UX space and adopt a strong point of view on the world for themselves.

In addition to technical considerations, UX designers must also recognize the importance of studying their own self and examining their human experience and its impact in shaping the relationship between AI and humans. Through self-reflection and meditation on their own experience, individuals can gain a deeper understanding of their perceived significance and provide more accurate and empowering inputs for AI systems.

As the relationship between AI and humans continues to develop, it is crucial for UX designers to accurately capture and contextualize the human experience for the AI through enabling meaningful interactions for users. By doing so, we have the opportunity to shape the future of AI and our world with it. The role of art in this process can not be overlooked, as it provides a unique and powerful lens through which to view and understand the world. Furthermore, UX designers must continue to promote the idea of humane technology and the importance of diverse experiences and perspectives in AI.

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speakers

Isabel Moranta
Amelie Maia
Victor Costa
Simon D’haenens
Mathieu Ducharme & Jérémy Minié
Claudio Guglieri
JP Burcks & Mia Pratevito
Parker Peterson
Adriano Esteves
Rhodi Iliadou & Peter Ha
Filippo Cipriani
Pablo Stanley

Franco Arza & Clément Roche
Ali Hosseini
Josh Kirk
Diana Varma
Vitaly Friedman
Femke van Schoonhoven
Nicolas Brassard-Ferron
Hilary Hayes
Romain Prache
Travis Neilson
Brent David Freaney
Jonathan Morin

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Isabel Moranta

Art Director Locomotive CAN

Amelie Maia

Creative Technical Architect Jam3 CAN

Victor Costa

Designer & Creative Developer Independent CAN

Simon D’haenens

Lead Designer DOGSTUDIO/DEPT® USA

Mathieu Ducharme & Jérémy Minié

Partner & Technical Director & Lead Front-end Dev. Locomotive CAN

Claudio Guglieri

Head of Design Opal Camera USA

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