I have enormous respect for the work of Mr. Nielsen. But I disagree with the argument of abandoning traditional UI/UX. The focus of the design process is the human. HMI is defined by human ergonomics. AI will introduce new data interaction paradigms, but GUI, text, audio/video, 3d will stay. So investing in the future is investing in the proven past heuristics, psychology and adaptation to the new data delivery and interaction patterns. Learning how ML is working, experimenting, prototyping, testing is the logical step forward. But the goal of UX will never change.:)
Mammoth-hunter makes sense. I've been imagining the same shift but from a different perspective. Swimming vs surfing.
Waves of change, like waves on a beach, are never ending. We swim in small waves, but the big ones, like AI, will overwhelm us if we don't use technology and our wits to change what we're doing. We either learn to surf, or exhaust ourselves in the swimmer's struggle to keep our head above water (or retire to the beach as spectators I suppose).
What's needed is a surfist mindset. To look at these massive waves with awe and wonder, rather than fear or complacency, is what gives us the curiosity, creativity, and confidence to ride them.
I've been exploring this change in attitude toward AI at rockturn.com. The surfist mindset and manifesto are a good read for anyone wrestling with how to adapt to UX in the age of AI.
I disagree strongly with your advice about sticking with what you know if you are close to retirement. Retirement is about to change for the worse if not vanish entirely, especially if the current badministration has its way or if something is not done about shoring up the trust funds for Social Security & Medicare. I am already seeing a lot more elderly folks working at whatever job they can find. I myself am finding tremendous resistance to hiring or retaining older more experienced employees. I have been job searching now for almost 16 months. It’s never taken more than 2-6 months to find a job in the last 40 years!
Learn all you can about AI. And about how people are applying it.
And if you’ll forgive a digression from and old developer about other things that are changing: I strongly advise young folks to save a LOT more than you are saving now. And get all the health related insurance you can. A Roth IRA is handy so you can get your contributions out tax free if you need to in an emergency before retirement (work with a financial advisor of course.) Assume Social Security & Medicare will go away. Learn how both of those actually work, most people don’t understand them at all. Don’t forget to live & have fun, but max out your investment contributions if you can!
I have enormous respect for the work of Mr. Nielsen. But I disagree with the argument of abandoning traditional UI/UX. The focus of the design process is the human. HMI is defined by human ergonomics. AI will introduce new data interaction paradigms, but GUI, text, audio/video, 3d will stay. So investing in the future is investing in the proven past heuristics, psychology and adaptation to the new data delivery and interaction patterns. Learning how ML is working, experimenting, prototyping, testing is the logical step forward. But the goal of UX will never change.:)
I’m close to retirement - I think. Closer than most, anyway. But I don’t want to miss anything! So, I’m in.
TYPO in "The 3 job skills of the future." graphic. "DF" should be "OF". I'll send you a bill. :-).
Mammoth-hunter makes sense. I've been imagining the same shift but from a different perspective. Swimming vs surfing.
Waves of change, like waves on a beach, are never ending. We swim in small waves, but the big ones, like AI, will overwhelm us if we don't use technology and our wits to change what we're doing. We either learn to surf, or exhaust ourselves in the swimmer's struggle to keep our head above water (or retire to the beach as spectators I suppose).
What's needed is a surfist mindset. To look at these massive waves with awe and wonder, rather than fear or complacency, is what gives us the curiosity, creativity, and confidence to ride them.
I've been exploring this change in attitude toward AI at rockturn.com. The surfist mindset and manifesto are a good read for anyone wrestling with how to adapt to UX in the age of AI.
I disagree strongly with your advice about sticking with what you know if you are close to retirement. Retirement is about to change for the worse if not vanish entirely, especially if the current badministration has its way or if something is not done about shoring up the trust funds for Social Security & Medicare. I am already seeing a lot more elderly folks working at whatever job they can find. I myself am finding tremendous resistance to hiring or retaining older more experienced employees. I have been job searching now for almost 16 months. It’s never taken more than 2-6 months to find a job in the last 40 years!
Learn all you can about AI. And about how people are applying it.
And if you’ll forgive a digression from and old developer about other things that are changing: I strongly advise young folks to save a LOT more than you are saving now. And get all the health related insurance you can. A Roth IRA is handy so you can get your contributions out tax free if you need to in an emergency before retirement (work with a financial advisor of course.) Assume Social Security & Medicare will go away. Learn how both of those actually work, most people don’t understand them at all. Don’t forget to live & have fun, but max out your investment contributions if you can!
Welcome to the future.