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What are the skills designers need to stay relevant in the next decade?

Discover the soft skills AI won’t replace together with the tech skills designers should start developing today.

Federico Francioni
UX Collective
11 min readApr 5, 2023
A futuristic human being, part-robot, part-human, imagined by AI artist @retrospective.ai
Designers from the future, imagined by AI artist @retrospective.ai

Part One: the skills AI can’t replace

As Artificial Intelligence (AI), and technology in general, continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, designers are becoming increasingly concerned about their future professional life. The reason for their concern is that AI has the potential to take over many tasks that designers currently perform, threatening their livelihoods.

Why is it scary?

One of the most significant concerns for designers is that AI can automate tasks such as generating layouts, color schemes, and typography, which were previously done by human designers. This automation could lead to a decrease in demand for designers, leaving them with fewer job opportunities.

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Written by Federico Francioni

Head of Digital Ecosystem at Meta ∞ Striving to envision, design & deliver outstanding experiences for all kinds of users 🔮 FedericoFrancioni.com

Responses (7)

What are your thoughts?

Thanks for sharing your experience with this topic. Out of curiosity, what prompts did you use to get that first draft of the design documentation? I’m interested mainly in how you refined your prompt for a better result.

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The idea of somebody always online and looking for information or relevant research to answer your questions is revolutionary. This is one of the greatest strengths that ChatGPT provides. - I love this .Thanks for sharing

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🤯👀 omg! Technology is just mind-blowing! It's incredible what chat GPT can do these days! 🤖👏

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