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DesignUp Newsletter 🚀 Issue 140 ✨ New year, new newsletter, new platform

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January 17, 2023

On AI & "text-to-everything", 2023 predictions, AI in design process, Computer Soul & more...

✨ Welcome to the latest edition of the DesignUp newsletter! Nearly 7 years ago (coinciding with DesignUp Conference), Jay started this newsletter on Revue, and 139 editions later, we're now on beehiiv. A special thanks to everyone who's been with us through the years, and a warm welcome to our new subscribers!

On AI and "text-to-everything"

There's never been a greater time for AI - lots of new tech kicked off the generative image landscape last year, spinning off questions about what is art, copyright, and platforms started re-thinking their policies about AI-generated images. Many risks and concerns were raised, and opinions are divided. And in this edition, we're wondering if text is the universal interface; trying to understand AI Art models, how are industry leaders keeping up with the latest emerging tech, and would some of these predictions come true in 2023?

Text Is the Universal Interface | Blog | Scale AI

Roon guest-authors a post on large language models and the future of computing.

What Are AI Art Models?

There’s a great deal of conversation at the moment about AI Art Models; and there’s a fair amount of confusion and complex feelings about them. In online discussions, some friends have asked me to tak

How to keep up with tech and not get left behind

As new technologies and tools emerge daily, we take a look at how industry leaders deal with the unfamiliar, what excites them and how there is nothing truly new under the sun.

Here's what 2023 has in store, as predicted by experts in 1923

A researcher collected century-old newspaper clippings with predictions in fields ranging from public health to beauty to transportation. Some have proven more accurate than others.

🧰 Your Toolkit

Thinking about how to get started using AI in your day-to-day work? Here are some pointers to how to apply the new tech to research practices at your workplace and a practical guide to bringing ChatGPT into your product design process:

Ethnography for the AI Age: How to Get Started - EPIC

By , and , ReD Associates To influence the development of artificial intelligence, ethnographers must build more partnerships and new kinds of outputs. Artificial intelligence (AI) has made huge strides recently in areas like natural language processing and computer-generated images – every other week seems to bring another breathtaking headline. Engineers, developers, and policymakers in…Read more →

How to use ChatGPT in product design: 8 practical examples

ChatGPT is an advanced chatbot created by OpenAI, a company that created GPT-3. Users can ask ChatGPT open-ended questions about any topic…

Meanwhile, we still work with humans, so here's a handy step-by-step guide to making connections:

A guide to networking and making connections

We break down everything you need to know – from where you can network to how you can keep the conversation going, whether online or in person.

đź’– Eye Candy

Stunning illustrations by Romain Trystram from Morocco for Crep Protect

PlasticFree is a new online tool for designers, to help reduce misinformation around materials. The subscription-based service aims to empower designers to help “eradicate one trillion pieces of plastic waste” by 2025. Read more here.

PLASTICFREE - CREATE WHAT’S NEXT

The world’s materials and new system intelligence PLATFORM. On-demand access to plastic free innovation case studies, trending materials, datasheets, connections to makers and more.

Meanwhile, clients don't change...

...and finally, this cute ditty from Louie Zong

🌿 Stay curious, stay inspired