# Using AI **URL:** https://forum.zurb.com/c/using-ai/16.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.zurb.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.zurb.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.zurb.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Start Building for Agents](https://forum.zurb.com/t/start-building-for-agents/662)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/start-building-for-agents/662 "2026-03-05T17:00:11Z")
This might just be me, a person who keeps going snorkeling in the vast amounts of innovation happening in the deep, dark, depths of AI, but I’m getting to a point where I don’t really even want to interact with UIs anymo… --- ## [How to Pick the Right AI Tools (Without Losing Your Mind)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/how-to-pick-the-right-ai-tools-without-losing-your-mind/673)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/how-to-pick-the-right-ai-tools-without-losing-your-mind/673 "2026-03-05T16:57:50Z")
There are so many AI tools right now. It’s genuinely overwhelming. New ones pop up every week, each one promising to change the way you work forever. Most of them won’t. The real problem isn’t that there aren’t enough … --- ## [Where does MCP really help design? (Q&A)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/where-does-mcp-really-help-design-q-a/632)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/where-does-mcp-really-help-design-q-a/632 "2026-03-03T17:00:41Z")
Today we’re exploring @bethanygilleeney’s article, MCP for Designers: What It Actually Does (and Doesn’t). She resets expectations. MCP does not change what designers do, and it does not magically make AI products better… --- ## [It's All Just Context](https://forum.zurb.com/t/its-all-just-context/649)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/its-all-just-context/649 "2026-02-17T17:02:03Z")
It’s interesting how the games have been changing over the last two years. Insane amounts of improvements across AI tools, daily new findings and architectural adjustments for how people are thinking about AI, and it fee… --- ## [Interactions with AI (voice and text)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/interactions-with-ai-voice-and-text/631)
**Author:** [@elba\_sindoni](https://forum.zurb.com/u/elba_sindoni)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/interactions-with-ai-voice-and-text/631 "2026-02-13T01:28:17Z")
Hi community, I want to share some articles that I wrote recently: https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/designing-ai-interactions-using-progression-inspired-by-stochastic-gradient-descent-5b5eed771495 https://medium.com/… --- ## [Unlocking LLMs and How They Can Predict The Future](https://forum.zurb.com/t/unlocking-llms-and-how-they-can-predict-the-future/641)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/unlocking-llms-and-how-they-can-predict-the-future/641 "2026-02-12T00:28:24Z")
Thought this was an interesting watch! It’s a little technical-heavy, but it’s interesting to see how people are leveraging AI in multiple different ways. I definitely wonder how this is going to impact th… --- ## [Understanding How Your AI Agent Acts](https://forum.zurb.com/t/understanding-how-your-ai-agent-acts/601)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/understanding-how-your-ai-agent-acts/601 "2026-02-02T06:21:53Z")
AI agents are easy to use and hard to reason about. For product and design leaders, it’s a risky combination. When something ends up going wrong (it will), users will not be blaming the model. They will blame your produ… --- ## [Design has shifted from control to stewardship (Q&A)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/design-has-shifted-from-control-to-stewardship-q-a/599)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/design-has-shifted-from-control-to-stewardship-q-a/599 "2026-02-02T05:15:01Z")
We’re jumping into @Sean\_Savage’s article today, From playwright to stage manager. He argues that AI design is no longer about defining screens and flows. Design is about guiding behavior over time. Designers need to sh… --- ## [What does human-in-the-loop really mean in practice? (Q&A)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/what-does-human-in-the-loop-really-mean-in-practice-q-a/486)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/what-does-human-in-the-loop-really-mean-in-practice-q-a/486 "2026-01-27T14:55:06Z")
I’m jumping into patrizia\_bertini’s article today, When machines make outputs, humans must own outcomes. She digs into human-in-the-loop and why it matters more as AI speeds everything up. As machines produce more output… --- ## [Tools: Opps gets some App Juice 🧃](https://forum.zurb.com/t/tools-opps-gets-some-app-juice/611)
**Author:** [@EricZ](https://forum.zurb.com/u/EricZ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/tools-opps-gets-some-app-juice/611 "2026-01-27T02:00:35Z")
Working with data roll-ups is complicated. Migrating that data from a tool into design software is wrist-breaking data entry. We decided to leverage AI to pull data directly from our Helio surveys into Figma. We ended u… --- ## [Why hasn’t your AI project shipped yet? (Q&A)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/why-hasn-t-your-ai-project-shipped-yet-q-a/503)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/why-hasn-t-your-ai-project-shipped-yet-q-a/503 "2026-01-19T19:00:12Z")
I’m jumping into @greg\_nudelman’s article today, When Engineers Say ‘It’s Beyond Your Understanding,’ Here’s What They Actually Mean. He argues that when engineers say something is “beyond your understanding,” it often … --- ## [Learning Endlessly, asking for a friend (AI edition)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/learning-endlessly-asking-for-a-friend-ai-edition/508)
**Author:** [@nathaliesmith](https://forum.zurb.com/u/nathaliesmith)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/learning-endlessly-asking-for-a-friend-ai-edition/508 "2026-01-16T19:36:59Z")
Well, I’m going to spew, slightly. Only because I think the benefit of the forum is being able to be honest and ask for help. From my lens, I’m starting to feel like the hardest problems with AI are operational. The gr… --- ## [When AI decides faster, who sets the bar? (Q&A)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/when-ai-decides-faster-who-sets-the-bar-q-a/571)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/when-ai-decides-faster-who-sets-the-bar-q-a/571 "2026-01-16T19:36:20Z")
We’re jumping into @Kike\_pena’s article today, The AI concept that changed our company’s way of working. His core argument is that design influence has shifted from execution to enablement. Instead of designers building … --- ## [Do Nielsen’s heuristics still matter for AI experiences? (Q&A)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/do-nielsen-s-heuristics-still-matter-for-ai-experiences-q-a/506)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/do-nielsen-s-heuristics-still-matter-for-ai-experiences-q-a/506 "2026-01-15T22:40:21Z")
We’re jumping into @Menno’s article today, Nielsen’s Heuristics for an AI powered Post-Screen World. He argues that Nielsen’s usability heuristics still matter, but only if we stop treating them as fixed rules from a scr… --- ## [Principles, Designing for AI](https://forum.zurb.com/t/principles-designing-for-ai/484)
**Author:** [@EricZ](https://forum.zurb.com/u/EricZ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/principles-designing-for-ai/484 "2026-01-06T15:45:38Z")
Great set of principles from Veruska Oropeza on designing for AI. What struck me is how familiar these principles seem, especially Principle 3: Time-to-Value beats Feature Depth Some great reasoning in here. --- ## [Is AI really the problem in your product development?](https://forum.zurb.com/t/is-ai-really-the-problem-in-your-product-development/394)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/is-ai-really-the-problem-in-your-product-development/394 "2026-01-02T22:59:16Z")
After diving deeper into our own AI projects, I’ve seen some patterns that are also confirmed by my customer outreach. So I wrote a post on it. Going a bit deeper into research, seems there are quite a few reasons wh… --- ## [A Fun Little UX Metrics Game We Built](https://forum.zurb.com/t/a-fun-little-ux-metrics-game-we-built/474)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/a-fun-little-ux-metrics-game-we-built/474 "2025-12-28T16:49:20Z")
Happy holidays, everyone! We built a small game called Signal Blitz as a fun way to say thanks for an amazing year. This Glare community and the authors who contribute here have helped reach hundreds of thousands of rea… --- ## [Neuroscience and AI patterns](https://forum.zurb.com/t/neuroscience-and-ai-patterns/423)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/neuroscience-and-ai-patterns/423 "2025-12-24T17:42:48Z")
Today, we published a featured article on behavioral design from Stephanie Schwarz, where she dives into gamafication and neuroscience. Great stuff. I’m interested in learning more about how teams are thinking about t… --- ## [The Cost of Synthetic Empathy](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-cost-of-synthetic-empathy/460)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-cost-of-synthetic-empathy/460 "2025-12-22T19:12:49Z")
Empathy without action erodes trust. We love this recent article by @Tim\_Thijsse on what he calls synthetic empathy. AI has become very good at sounding caring through tone, language, and emotional recognition, but ofte… --- ## [Code Feedback but with AI?](https://forum.zurb.com/t/code-feedback-but-with-ai/175)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/code-feedback-but-with-ai/175 "2025-12-16T04:03:33Z")
Yes, lots of my posts are about AI, but there are so many cool tools coming out using it! Since we ZURBians are super interested in feedback, one area that we could use more of is code feedback! There’s an intriguing t… --- ## [The Difficulties of Building AI Tools](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-difficulties-of-building-ai-tools/357)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-difficulties-of-building-ai-tools/357 "2025-11-15T00:34:17Z")
we do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard - JFK As tech expands exponentially (as it has for half a century now), we find ourselves in a place where we can scale now scale intelligence. N… --- ## ["If you're not paying, you're not playing." - True or False for AI?](https://forum.zurb.com/t/if-youre-not-paying-youre-not-playing-true-or-false-for-ai/348)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Schumacher](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Kevin_Schumacher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/if-youre-not-paying-youre-not-playing-true-or-false-for-ai/348 "2025-11-12T23:58:21Z")
I created a poll on LinkedIn asking people to provide their monthly AI spend for their work. (Results pending) - But I wanted to pose the question here to other industry folks directly as well. How do you prioritize AI?… --- ## [Designing with AI’s Uncertainty (Glaringly Obvious)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/designing-with-ai-s-uncertainty-glaringly-obvious/208)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/designing-with-ai-s-uncertainty-glaringly-obvious/208 "2025-11-12T21:38:50Z")
I had a good chat with Sean Savage to talk about how AI’s unpredictability is reshaping product design frameworks. He’s full of energy… Unlike traditional sass software, where the same input yields the same result, AI w… --- ## [The Five Levers of Building AI Products](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-five-levers-of-building-ai-products/349)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/the-five-levers-of-building-ai-products/349 "2025-11-10T18:03:27Z")
Over the last several months building AI tools, I’ve realized teams have a handful of distinct “levers” to shape performance — and knowing which lever to pull first is half the art. After formulating this, I had AI sket… --- ## [AI + Product Development](https://forum.zurb.com/t/ai-product-development/343)
**Author:** [@nathaliesmith](https://forum.zurb.com/u/nathaliesmith)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/ai-product-development/343 "2025-11-07T16:41:09Z")
This interview is a GOLDMINE with Lenny Rachitsky and Chip Huyen. Popped it on and found myself actually really really engaged. We’re seeing more and more companies lean into developing their product for and with AI, so … --- ## [Jaron Lanier and LLM's for Humanity](https://forum.zurb.com/t/jaron-lanier-and-llms-for-humanity/207)
**Author:** [@EricZ](https://forum.zurb.com/u/EricZ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/jaron-lanier-and-llms-for-humanity/207 "2025-11-06T23:19:17Z")
Love me some Jaron Lanier. This is a very cool conversation about how LLM’s are not AI, and how LLM’s can be of service to people so they can be human beings. 12 minutes in, he has a good example of how prompting LLM’s … --- ## [Shaping How AI Speaks (Glaringly Obvious)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/shaping-how-ai-speaks-glaringly-obvious/302)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/shaping-how-ai-speaks-glaringly-obvious/302 "2025-11-05T19:40:37Z")
I had a fascinating conversation with Paz Pérez about what it means for designers to work with AI as co-creators shaping how these systems think, respond, and relate to people. This comes down to working on the models. P… --- ## [Designing with AI Patterns (Glaringly Obvious)](https://forum.zurb.com/t/designing-with-ai-patterns-glaringly-obvious/226)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/designing-with-ai-patterns-glaringly-obvious/226 "2025-10-27T21:32:14Z")
I had a great chat with Sharang Sharma, about why old software patterns don’t cut it for AI, and how design teams can build new patterns that make AI trustworthy and transparent. Unlike traditional systems, AI products … --- ## [Don't fall victim to a very real (Vibe-Coding) problem](https://forum.zurb.com/t/dont-fall-victim-to-a-very-real-vibe-coding-problem/181)
**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/dont-fall-victim-to-a-very-real-vibe-coding-problem/181 "2025-10-23T16:15:25Z")
This gave me a good laugh, but a very real problem we’re trying to solve! It can be painful trying to talk to people, maybe we could get a few tips from AI? --- ## [Persona-building with AI - Extra work without value? Or super-powered studies?](https://forum.zurb.com/t/persona-building-with-ai-extra-work-without-value-or-super-powered-studies/249)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Schumacher](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Kevin_Schumacher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/persona-building-with-ai-extra-work-without-value-or-super-powered-studies/249 "2025-10-17T19:28:17Z")
In a recent article by Jeremy Johnson, citing a recent ASU study which ‘pitted human-developed personas (qualitative) against AI-generated personas (synthetic)’ where the human personas won, Jeremy posits that it’s the ‘… [Previous page](https://forum.zurb.com/c/using-ai/16.md) [Next page](https://forum.zurb.com/c/using-ai/16.md?page=2)