93: AI Is Changing Interior Design. Here’s How to Stay Irreplaceable

About this episode

In this episode, McClain discusses how AI is impacting interior design and what designers can do to remain relevant.

AI is everywhere right now, and for many interior designers, it brings a quiet but very real fear. Not fear of learning something new. Not fear of using new tools. But fear of becoming irrelevant. In this episode, McClain shares highlights from a recent presentation designed to help designers better understand how artificial intelligence is changing the industry. He explains what AI can realistically support in your business, what it will never replace, and why the human side of design is bec...

People in this episode

Host: John McClain

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• interior design
• business tools
• relevance
• human side of design

Keywords

• AI
• interior design
• business
• relevance
• human touch
• design tools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: interior designers, artificial intelligence

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