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Summary: AI transforms creativity, lifting every writer’s potential, as measured in a new study of people writing short fictional stories...

Will AI turn our brains to mush? History suggests otherwise. New tech always sparks fears of cognitive decline. But AI will free our minds.

Summary: UX professionals who are good at all steps of the UX lifecycle, including both research and design, are called “UX unicorns”...

Use generative-AI tools to support and enhance your UX skills — not to replace them. Start with small UX tasks, and watch out for bad advice

Consultants at a top-3 company had 33% higher productivity and achieved a 40% quality gain when using AI.

12 research studies confirm that AI’s creativity surpasses humans in sheer idea abundance. Yet human-AI co-creation performs even better.

Job candidates must showcase AI skills in portfolios. Hiring managers must change recruiting to select applicants with combined UX/AI skills

Generative AI improves user performance by 66% across 3 case studies. Complex tasks have bigger gains, less-skilled workers benefit the most

Prompts for intent-based outcomes require users to be articulate in writing prose, which is a challenge for half of the population.

Reading skills study of 4th graders in 65 countries found drops since 2016. UX implications as poorer readers grow up & join the workforce.