Artificial Intelligence (AI) has leapt from the realm of sci-fi and research to real world application with incredible speed. But as with any rapidly evolving technology, it brings many challenges in implementation. Sorting through a noisy, hype-filled landscape to find truly valuable use cases requires a discerning eye, but also a creative perspective that can imagine radically different approaches to familiar problems. In this course, we’ll work collectively to design and prototype a series of future products and objects built around different shades of artificial intelligence.

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge or specific software is required, but students should familiarise themselves with at least one existing generative AI model (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc.) prior to attending.

How you’ll learn

During this course, participants will develop an interaction design project around artificial intelligence technology. Each individual, working alone or in a group, will be assisted from concept to prototype, towards a working demo and its relative design process that will be presented at the end of the course. In the process, each participant will directly experience some of the primary challenges of creating with other intelligences.

What you’ll learn

• A solid understanding of AI fundamentals in the context of design and creativity
• A series of design tools and case studies that can be applied to future projects
• Re-thought concepts of interaction design that are specific to AI, including synthetic perception and post-human agents

What to bring

• Smartphone
• Laptop Computer