Are AI tools replacing UX designers or giving them superpowers? Should designers rush to learn every new AI tool, or double down on core design principles? And what does it really take to stay relevant as AI systems begin to design, prototype and even strategize on their own?

In this episode of Our Design Diaries, I speak with Pablo Stanley, Designer at Vercel, to explore the excitement and unease UX designers feel as AI reshapes design workflows.

Pablo shares how AI is changing which designers get hired, how it impacts UX skill gaps, and why adaptability, not perfection, is the most critical skill for designers right now.

We discuss AI as a creative collaborator, how UX designers can avoid becoming tool operators, why fundamentals matter more than ever, and what it means to stay nimble as intelligent s ...