How AI changed our way of designing

Three years ago, I wrote an article about the importance of gestures in interface design.

At the time, my conviction was simple:

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚.

Today, I think AI is taking this one step further.

I've noticed something about myself recently.

When I search on Google, I no longer type keywords.

🗣️ I ask complete questions.

❓ Almost like writing a prompt.

🧠 I don't think about it anymore.

 It has simply become... natural.

And that's what fascinates me. 🌈

The real disruption of AI isn't that it can generate text, images, or code.

It's that it's changing our behavior.

Of course, every major technological shift has done this.

➡️ Smartphones taught us to swipe.

➡️ Streaming platforms taught us to binge-watch.

➡️ Social media taught us to scroll infinitely.

Now AI is teaching us to converse with technology.

As designers, I sometimes feel we're asking the wrong question. (what a pity for a designer 🤪 )

"How can we add AI to our product?"

Maybe we should be asking:

"𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜?"

Because products don't evolve when technology changes.

🤔 They evolve when human behavior changes.

➕ Voice is no longer a feature.

➕ Natural language is no longer a feature.

➕ Contextual assistance is no longer a feature.

They're becoming new expectations.

And I believe this is where our role as designers is evolving.

For years, we focused on User-Centered Design, good.

𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫-𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧.

👉 Understanding how technology reshapes habits.

👉 Understanding the new mental models people develop.

👉 Understanding the behaviors that emerge before we start designing interfaces.

Because interfaces are temporary, Human behavior lasts much longer.

"Anyway... That's how I think"...like Céline would say (The French writer not the singer 🤪 )

If you're taking some time off, enjoy it! 🌴