Finding Our Way

77: Automate All the Things!? A UX Reality Check on AI (ft. Dr Stefanie Hutka)

September 19, 2026·51 min
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Dr. Stefanie Hutka, design researcher, Berkeley educator, and author of What Your Machines Should Do, joins us to look to the history of industrial automation for lessons on AI transformation. From Toyota's jidoka and the andon cord to Taylorism's lingering grip, we explore why AI amplifies whatever conditions it finds, and why strategy and values must come before the tools.

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