Influential design in the time of AI

​Summary

​AI has slowly but surely taken over a majority of the big tech companies in the west. This new landscape has caused unrest in the design community, where many find themselves wondering: where do designers fit in? This talk focuses on current strategies that continue to evolve in western tech companies.

Come join if you are:

• ​Interested in learning about one perspective of how the job market has shifted in the west

• ​Curious about how companies are expecting design to work with AI and other teams

• ​Wondering what the UX role looks like with the addition of AI from the perspective of two public tech companies (smaller than FAANG, larger than a start up)

​Agenda

• ​A quick gut-check: How the UX job description has shifted in the west

• ​Designing with AI: How to work with your team when everyone's using AI

• ​AI strategies for the time being: Ways AI has been used, for better or for worse, while it is in its current stage

​About the speaker

​Robbin Arcega is a product designer with over 10 years of experience, working at places like Udemy, Yelp, and Procore. She is currently a design systems designer at Crowdstrike. In her free time, she's crocheting, reading, or practicing kendo.