I’ve gotten into the discussion about whether AI can replace UI designers with a few of my designer friends.
Their argument is that it can’t ever replace designers because there still has to be someone who creates the original designs and that is a distinct human skill.
I agree that designing is a distinctly human skill and requires creativity that is based on being human.
However, where I disagree is future more powerful versions of this type of AI can’t replace designers, because the truth is most people can’t recognize good design and also don’t care.
For every well designed MacBook Pro, there are 15 HP Thinktop Tx3517.
A slapped together version of a bootstrap UI for a web app is more than enough for most people. At worst, you need one designer to create a component library that a UI can leverage and most Product folks could use it to design what they want with an AI, especially when budgets are tight.
Lastly…we have to ask, will websites even remain eventually? Will our modality through which we access services still remain point and click user interfaces?
Also I don’t think it’s quite there yet to replace designers, but in 5 years? I think it’s more than possible to significantly impact the profession.
AI will not replace designers? Right?
Screenshots to editable Figma Designs