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AI has made it much easier to get an interface on screen. I can ask for a component, a prototype or a handful of directions, and have something tangible to react to before I would have finished setting up a file a few years ago. I like that. It removes plenty of tedious work, and it gives us more chances to explore an idea before committing to it. It also makes me pay more attention to the judgement around the work. I still need to understand the problem, decide whether an idea fits the product and investigate the bit that feels wrong. The agent can help me explore those things, but I need enough context to judge the answers it gives me. That’s a large part of what interests me in design engineering: understanding the product and the people using it, then knowing enough about the design and code to work through the details. I want to be able to recognise the part that needs another look and do something about it. Speed can hide the missing work The first version from an AI tool often…

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