In today’s episode of Future Proof, we sit down with Laura Burkhauser, VP of Product at Descript. Laura shares how Descript’s design philosophy enables users to maintain control over AI creative workflows, and practical strategies for building AI interfaces that feel collaborative rather than restrictive.
We discuss:
- Designing user interfaces in AI products
- How to make AI feel natural
- How to give users a sense of control
Highlights
(0:00) Clips
(0:37) Introduction
(1:00) Designing interfaces that make users trust they’re in control
(6:00) Open World AI Design Philosophy
(8:40) Was there ever a tool you needed to modify once AI got access?
(13:45) How to encourage users to understand what AI is good at
(19:00) Giving control back to users
(20:30) How to handle latency
(23:00) Context switching while AI does its work
(25:00) Biggest UI opportunities
(30:00) Will we progress beyond a chat model?
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