The AI + Design wave has arrived: Making sense of the 2026 AI + Design Report
Summary
In this session, Ben Blumenrose will unpack the report's key findings and discuss what they may mean for the future of design. The research draws on survey responses from more than 900 designers across 60+ countries, alongside in-depth interviews with the design teams at Anthropic, Framer, Linear, Notion, Shopify, Sierra, and Stripe.
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