OpenAI Head of Design on Designers' Unhappiness and AI's Role
lennysan · x · 2026-08-17
Lenny Rachitsky interviewed Ian Silber, Head of Design at OpenAI, about why designers are the unhappiest people in tech and why this is still the best time in history to be a product designer. They discuss AI as an incredible product designer, OpenAI's two-speed design process, and the future of craft and taste for humans.
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