Gamified AI Companions in Period Apps: Engagement or Addiction?
Flo has launched an AI companion. Drawing on my research on AI predictions and gamified self-care apps, I explore the risks of overreliance and addiction in period tracking apps.
Flo has launched an AI companion. Drawing on my research on AI predictions and gamified self-care apps, I explore the risks of overreliance and addiction in period tracking apps.
When I was planning a workshop session recently for students in a UI design course, I looked up job ads from leading tech companies for product designers. I found three product designer job ads from AKQA, Google, and Notion, representing…
When I studied for my master's degree in Human-Centered AI (HCAI) at the University of Gothenburg, we learned that HCAI was made popular largely by Ben Shneiderman's book as a framework and approach for designing and developing AI that serves…
With AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude, we can now use AI as a reflective partner in our self-reflection. AI can serve as a mirror - what I call Human-AI Reflection. In this article, I explain what Human-AI Reflection…
I am intrigued by the idea of using design fiction to explore how we should design AI reflection tools for the future. I want to explore how AI could affect our journaling and self-reflection practices. Will we use AI as…
Can you use ChatGPT or Claude for self-reflection and mental health support? Explore the benefits, risks, and practical tips for using AI as a journaling and mental well-being tool.
Why I study human-AI interaction — exploring tech addiction, social media harms, AI dependency, and the case for care research in HCI.
Human-AI collaboration is about how humans and AI can work together to achieve goals. For example, instead of using AI to replace humans in a workflow, we can leverage AI to automate repetitive tasks, as a co-creator, or to make…
With the rise of Generative AI tools such as Figma Make, Lovable, and other prompt-to-design tools, the future of UI designers might change. In this article, we're going to look at what the future for UI designers will be in…
Cyberpunk is a popular UI design style, often chosen for futuristic games, websites, and art projects. As an aesthetic, cyberpunk often refers to the darker side of technological advancement. It's future-looking, often playing with what we might see in an…
Gothenburg University launched a new master's program in Human-Centered AI during the autumn of 2023. I was one of the first students in the first cohort, running from 2023 to 2025. What happened to the students who completed the Human-Centered…
Today GP published an article about AI Gothenburg opening as a startup hub at Järntorget. I think that's really exciting and something that's genuinely needed here. I've long been interested in various startup hubs and coworking spaces and have visited…
AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude can be used for journaling, for personal growth, and as reflection partners for our mental health. We can ask it questions, share our feelings and thoughts, and ask it for advice on how…
Due to the rise of AI, there is a worry about the future careers of recent graduates, current students, and the younger generation. Right now, we're already seeing an increasing number of newly graduated who have trouble finding junior roles.…
Human-AI Interaction is a field that examines how humans use, interact with, and are affected by AI. From these insights, we can formulate practical design guidelines for developing new AI-based products and features, guide and inform new regulations and laws…
Figma recently introduced its MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, enabling two-way connections between Figma files and agentic code agents such as Cursor and Claude Code. This enables easier workflows between design and development. It's still a new thing, though, and…
Explore AI tools for product design in 2026. Research-backed insights and practical tips for Figma Make, Claude Code, Cursor, and experimental workflows from a design lecturer.
I've now been teaching full-time at Chalmers (a Swedish university) for 6 months. I've been teaching courses in both interaction design and software engineering. Most of the courses I teach are directed either towards design students or software engineering students,…
Which are the current best UX/UI design softwares for 2021? Here's a list of the top 6 that are industry-standards.b
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly woven into our daily lives through self-tracking apps, digital assistants, and personalized recommendations, we need new frameworks to understand this relationship. Human-AI entanglement is a concept rooted in Karen Barad's agential realism and Fourth Wave…