E19 – From Pixels to Prompts: How AI Is Reshaping UX Design

About this episode

Mike Dick discusses the impact of AI on UX design and collaboration in software development.

In this episode of Practically Intelligent , we chat with Mike Dick — designer, builder, and co-founder of Gather — whose career spans from Age of Empires fan sites to leading design at Meta, Twitch, and Brex. Mike shares how AI is transforming the craft of UX, why generalists are making a comeback, and how tools like ChatGPT and Figma are changing the way teams collaborate. Whether you're a designer, PM, or engineer, this episode explores the evolving interface between humans and AI — and what it means for how we build software.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sinan Ozdemir, Akshay Bhushan

Guest: Mike Dick

Topics covered

• AI in UX design
• collaboration tools
• generalists in design
• human-AI interface
• software development

Keywords

• UX design
• AI transformation
• collaboration
• design tools
• software building

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gather, Meta, Twitch, Brex

Products: ChatGPT, Figma

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