320: The struggle with staying up-to-date with new design tools

Femke and Charli discuss the challenges of staying up-to-date with AI tools, the importance of developing horizontal skills rather than just tool-specific knowledge, integrating AI into your workflow, the financial and environmental impacts of AI and strategies for keeping up with rapid advancements in the tech field.

01:11 Episode introduction

01:53 Catch-up

05:16 How the episode came about: Charli shares a story from her workplace about integrating AI into their processes

10:17 Challenges in staying up-to-date with AI and design tools

14:01 Is tool-specific knowledge important? The value of learning horizontal skills versus tool-specific skills

16:00 Building AI workflows and exploring what’s possible with AI

17:51 Financial costs of using AI

23:23 Environmental impact of AI

24:58 Goals for keeping up with the rapid pace of AI development

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