AI and Design

Nik and Dan discuss Impeccable: a set of skills for AI agents to improve the "AI House Style" designs that AIs are churning out. Then, talking about a new research paper that suggests AI's greatest potential is as entertainment and cultural production. Lastly, we review Dan's article that categorizes four possible futures for AI, including AI disappearing into existing apps, specialized AI features, AI as an operating system, and AI as a universal intermediary.

On this week's episode, Nik and Dan discussed:

Microsoft’s Copilot Checkout, a new feature that lets US shoppers complete purchases directly inside Copilot without ever leaving the chat window.

Google's A2UI, an open-source specification that allows AI agents to generate user interfaces on the fly.

And straight from CES, a holographic AI desk companion from Razer.

Plus: our AI and Design Predictions for 2026.