What happens to humans when systems that deliver our information, and increasingly make decisions, get more powerful?
And how do we design the interfaces in the middle?
I've spent my career trying to answer the above question as a designer, researcher, and instructor. AI is the obvious frontier and the open question is its impact on people and how it shapes the systems humans depend on.
…seek the truth, by which no man was ever injured."
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 6.21
Areas of Interest
Information & Influence
Attention, trust, persuasion, and what happens when the pipes get optimized against us.
Human-AI Interaction
What it means to work, decide, and think alongside them. Most of the rules here aren't written yet.
Designing for Humanity
The craft and ethics of building systems around how people actually think, work, and decide.
AI in the Real World
What actually happens when a real team, with real constraints, starts using this stuff.