Overthinking with AI since 2023
When AI can help us overthink anything…how do we keep the simple tasks simple?
Elizabeth Laraki
How to design for people: Stories and insights.
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Turns Out, I’m Still a Michigander
Revisiting the hometown that never quite felt like mine
The Eye of a Human
How Andy Szybalski turned Street View from a machine's data-collection tool into a product for people.
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Designing Trust into Waymo
How early design choices helped make self-driving technology feel understandable, approachable, and human
Write me out of the story.
Inspiration from a friend on how to gracefully leave a job.
In Her Orbit
What it's like to watch a friend launch to the moon
Google Maps Was Built for Queries. AI Could Make It About Intent.
Thoughts from an early Maps designer on why natural language could solve some of the product’s oldest limitations.
The "Meta" Interface
How conversational AI is becoming the interface for everything, including itself.
Super Bowl Grass A72
A behind-the-scenes look at the most ridiculous, viral, and unforgettable gig at this year's Super Bowl: The grass people.