We're scared of Meta's adorable AI device
Why are AI companies opting for cute design? And why is New York building "jailscrapers"? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. More about We're scared of Meta's adorable AI device
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Freckle phone aims to send kids outside to play and engage with the world
Start-up Freckle has created an AI-powered mobile phone for kids, designed around exploration to provide a break from parental restrictions and surveillance. More about Freckle phone aims to send kids outside to play and engage with the world
Meta debuts Tamagotchi-style AI agent
Meta is creating a tiny, portable Muse Charm device for carrying around the company's AI agent, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced. More about Meta debuts Tamagotchi-style AI agent
AI-powered alarm for deaf people wins UK James Dyson Award
Design student Gargi Agrawalla has won this year's UK James Dyson Award with a device that uses artificial intelligence to alert deaf and hard-of-hearing users of important sounds like knocks or fire alarms, which they might otherwise miss. More about AI-powered alarm for deaf people wins UK James Dyson Award
Design overtakes retail as biggest contributor to UK economy
Britain's design industry has grown by 40 per cent and is now responsible for £1 in every £20 generated across the country, according to a landmark report from the Design Council. More about Design overtakes retail as biggest contributor to UK economy
Five anti-AI designs that give an element of control back to humans
With artificial intelligence encroaching on more and more aspects of daily life, there is a rising trend of fatigue and cynicism around the technology. Here, we round up five designs that push back on the AI boom.
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Fitbit founders launch AI-powered wristband to monitor health of whole family
Luffu Link is a sleek, wireless wristband designed to track multiple users at once, conceived by wearable technology company Fitbit to "bring your family's health and safety together". More about Fitbit founders launch AI-powered wristband to monitor health of whole family
Studios turning to AI floor plan generator laiout to speed up design process
Promotion: global commercial design studios, including JLL Design, are using AI floor plan generator laiout to "evaluate more layout options earlier". More about Studios turning to AI floor plan generator laiout to speed up design process
Manchester City and Puma unveil AI-designed kit
Sportswear brand Puma has launched a kit for English football team Manchester City that was designed by a fan using an AI generator. More about Manchester City and Puma unveil AI-designed kit
This week we reported on a colourful shirt that stops AI video surveillance
This week on Dezeen, designer Simon Weckert unveiled a colourful camouflage shirt that stops users being detected by AI video systems. More about This week we reported on a colourful shirt that stops AI video surveillance
IA creates Craftsman-style office for AI company Notion in San Francisco
US studio IA has combined Craftsman-style detailing and a minimalist technical look with the details of a historic building for AI company Notion in San Francisco, California. More about IA creates Craftsman-style office for AI company Notion in San Francisco
Latest Dell workstations close gap between "design concept and client-ready presentation"
Promotion: US technology company Dell has incorporated Nvidia GPUs and AI-assisted visualisation technologies into its workstation portfolio to support its latest real-time design studio. More about Latest Dell workstations close gap between "design concept and client-ready presentation"
Simon Weckert creates Digital Camouflage shirt to avoid AI video surveillance
Designer Simon Weckert has created a colourful camouflage shirt that cannot be detected using AI video systems. More about Simon Weckert creates Digital Camouflage shirt to avoid AI video surveillance
Big-name studios encouraging architects to use AI
The world's most prominent architecture studios are embracing AI for everything from coming up with designs to project analyses and reports, Dezeen research has found. More about Big-name studios encouraging architects to use AI
Realistic AI architectural renderings must be labelled under EU AI Act
Artists and companies publishing realistic AI-generated architectural renderings in the European Union without labelling risk being fined under provisions in the EU AI Act that came into force last week. More about Realistic AI architectural renderings must be labelled under EU AI Act
Dezeen Agenda features Decoy Font designed to trick AI
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an optical illusion font designed to trick artificial intelligence chatbots into misreading messages. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Decoy Font designed to trick AI
Decoy Font protects messages from being read by AI
One message for humans and another for artificial intelligence are contained in the letters of Decoy Font, made by the company Mixfont for those who want to avoid having their data scraped. More about Decoy Font protects messages from being read by AI
Avoice launches "world's first AI agents" to run architecture studios
Promotion: San Francisco and London-based start-up Avoice has created an AI agent designed to run the entire operational side of an architecture studio. More about Avoice launches "world's first AI agents" to run architecture studios
This week Nokia unveiled four dumbphones with AI-powered buttons
This week on Dezeen, we revealed tech company HMD's retro Nokia brick phones that have an AI assistant button in the centre of the keypad. More about This week Nokia unveiled four dumbphones with AI-powered buttons
"Dumb-idea phones…" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Nokia's nostalgic dumbphone that features a dedicated AI assistant button. More about "Dumb-idea phones…" says commenter