The Dreamineer

Category: Artificial Intelligence

  • Is AI “smarter” than humans?

    90% of designers think AI is “smarter” than humans.

    Spoiler: It’s not. And that changes everything.

    I spent the last hour deconstructing what Artificial Intelligence really is.
    And I realized I’d been looking at this the wrong way.

    The truth nobody tells you:

    → AI isn’t intelligent. It’s sophisticatedly stupid.
    → It needs 10,000 examples to learn what you learn in 1.
    → It doesn’t “search” data. It generates patterns based on what it learned.

    So where’s the value?

    AI in Design works when:
    • Analyzing 1000 UX research responses (finds patterns you’d never see)
    • Removing backgrounds from 500 photos (repetitive task = perfect for AI)
    • Synthesizing scattered feedback from 50 stakeholders (volume is its strength)

    Humans are irreplaceable when:
    • Doing usability testing (empathy > data)
    • Interpreting a user’s hesitation (emotional context)
    • Making strategic decisions (ethics and culture matter)

    The question isn’t “AI or Human?”

    It’s “AI + Human = Where?”

    Complementarity > Replacement.

    I’m documenting this journey of learning AI applied to design.
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