🤓 Interaction Nerds by UXA | F25.04
Building a Better AI: Spotify Daylist, AI Literacy, Duolingo, New World AI Applications
👋 Announcements — New Members!
Please welcome our three new members to Content this semester!
😛 Helen Fu is a freshman studying IS and intended HCI. Her favorite book(s) are the Legend Series by Marie Lu!
😈 Niki Wang is a junior studying Cogsci and HCI. Her favorite book is The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom!
❤️🔥 Audrey Zhao is a junior studying Design and HCI. Her favorite book is Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami!
🎧 my daylist: spotify ai ux tuesday morning
Written & edited by: 👽 Joelle Lee
As people walk to class, commute to work, and finish their daily tasks, you can observe just how many, if not most of them, will have earbuds or headphones on. Music has evolved to become an integral part of life. How has the advent of AI changed how we listen to and discover music?
💬 Why You Need to Understand AI Beyond ChatGPT
Written & edited by: ❤️🔥 Audrey Zhao
Most of you reading this are almost certainly college students or young professionals who have interacted with AI at least once. However, especially as designers it’s important to comprehend what the full powers and limitations of AI are.
🦉 Duolingo Going ‘AI-first’: Are Companies Losing Human Touch?
Written & edited by: 😛 Helen Fu
Four months ago, Luis von Ahn, CMU alumnus and CEO of the #1 rated language learning app, Duolingo, made a shocking statement of going “AI-first”. The message divided the public and ultimately showed that consumers remain skeptical about full AI adoption.
⛏️ Reject Tradition and Embrace Modernity: “New World” AI Applications
Written & edited by: 😈 Niki Wang
Pete Koomen, group partner at startup accelerator Y Combinator, noted a stark difference between how he interacts with AI applications compared to how he utilizes AI itself:
“AI feels like a power tool. It's a lot of fun. Many AI apps don't feel like that. Their AI features feel tacked-on and useless, even counter-productive.”
So why exactly do so many up-and-coming AI products fall flat?
🤔 Who’s behind the scenes?
The editors behind this week’s issue are 😛 Helen Fu, 👽 Joelle Lee, 😈 Niki Wang, ❤️🔥 Audrey Zhao, and 🦑 Kaitlyn Ng
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