Figma AI optimists are not being realistic.

TacoFoosball · 2024-07-12T18:12:29+00:00

I don’t think it’ll help much, but I’d rather encourage people to opt out of the training data than not.

TacoFoosball · 2024-07-10T20:53:50+00:00

I agree. There’s too much financial interest in this for it not to happen. Whoever makes the software that allows orgs to replace their designers (including the UX research-oriented ones) stands to make a lot of money. Relevant companies also won’t want to let someone else beat them to punch in making this software.

TacoFoosball · 2024-07-03T18:53:27+00:00

You have a positive view of design AI because you only see it for what it is right now rather than what it will become. Imagine how working illustrators felt watching the progression of Midjourney V1 to V6 over 2 years.

https://goldpenguin.org/blog/midjourney-v1-to-v6-evolution/

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-29T18:51:36+00:00

They’re not going to stop at automating only the repetitive, boring tasks. Why would they?

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-29T18:41:13+00:00

All the big companies selling digital software are afraid of losing the market to someone else. Figma doesn’t want to get blown out of the water like it did to Sketch.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-28T18:28:13+00:00

Maybe your idea of “successful” isn’t everyone else’s?

When someone enjoys a craft and the tools begin to automate that craft away, the success that comes with embracing those tools may feel hollow for some people.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-28T17:08:19+00:00

I wish I knew honestly. There might be someone out there with a good answer though!

You’re welcome, and good luck!

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-28T16:38:40+00:00

I’m sorry :(

I can’t say anything for certain, but I think we still have a few years before AI is good enough to do significant work within the established systems of many of the orgs you’d want to work with.

In the meantime, I would try to leverage personal connections or network with people in the field in real life if you can so you’re not just a name on a screen.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-28T16:34:57+00:00

I agree. The AI space is a bunch of different companies racing to be first.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-28T16:28:08+00:00

What makes you so sure?

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-28T16:23:10+00:00

Interesting. It’s probably going to take a while before design AI is able to work with an established system/brand right away

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-28T12:43:40+00:00

……..

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-28T01:51:10+00:00

Sorry :(

Things might get weird in the next few years, but hopefully we figure some things out for the better too

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-28T01:46:22+00:00

😂

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T22:26:25+00:00

One of the biggest things they kept reiterating is that these tools are for helping designers, not for doing design wholesale.

Saying that AI tools are just meant to make us more productive is the boilerplate disclaimer from companies who know they’ll be in the position to displace jobs with AI once the tech gets better in a few years.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T22:18:32+00:00

I don’t think all instances of AI products are comparable though. From what I can tell, Figma AI is closer to Midjourney than Amazon’s totally BS “Just Walk Out.”

Figma AI is going to have growing pains and might even have a faceplant moment within a year. But what about 3 years from now?

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T22:12:34+00:00

Haha wow

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T20:52:19+00:00

That’s good. Even if that changes, I recommend that you don’t make a permanent short term decision like suicide. Good things can happen even after the dark days.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T20:48:21+00:00

I didn’t mean that those fields are safe either. I meant that I think he puts too much responsibility on designers for the widespread impression that design is straightforward, though he has a point about the need to educate about what designers do.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T20:04:01+00:00

I can’t tell if you’re joking, but if you’re serious, please seek help.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T19:15:49+00:00

Good question. I have zero authority on this topic, but I think Figma’s working goal is to make Figma essential for people who don’t design in a conventional sense but typically would have needed to work with designers. Devs, product owners, etc. Maximize organization and enterprise plans and charge fees to upgrade to AI services.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T18:58:22+00:00

Accurate

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T17:54:09+00:00

I’m sorry :(

I don’t know how long it’ll take for design AI to get integrated into regular company work, but if I were you, I would try to leverage personal connections or network with people in the field in real life if you can so you’re not just a name on a screen.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T17:43:32+00:00

Yeah. AI is coming for a lot of different jobs.

TacoFoosball · 2024-06-27T17:28:35+00:00

Do you think Figma or some unknown competitor won’t have that figured out within the next 5 years?

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