Summary: Our research and evaluation shows that there are currently few design-specific AI tools that meaningfully enhance UX design workflows.
AI tools won’t be replacing UX designers any time soon. Currently available LLM-based tools are not shortcutting steps in the design process just yet.
Our Study
There’s so much marketing hype around AI that it’s hard to know what tools and strategies can help UX right now.
To find specific, useful ways in which practitioners integrate AI into their work, we conducted in-depth interviews in early 2024 with UX practitioners (researchers, designers, and managers).