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Shaping the Tools that Shape Us

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Friday, September 25, 2026 • Shift UX 2026
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Shaping the Tools that Shape Us
Speakers: Stefanie Hutka
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Summary

Stefanie Hutka's human-centered tooling session is a guide to steering AI automation to extend people's capabilities. This track explores how emerging technologies should be built ethically, thinking with us rather than for us; how these tools reshape our ways of working; and how to navigate these shifts to thrive as UX practitioners.

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