Weekly curated resources for designersthinkers andmakers.The reality is that animal behavior doesnt always correlate to human behavior. Software and AI dont behave at all, but rather function in accordance with their code. Humans, as social animals, find it easy to interpret certain outputs as behaviors. Humanizing the tech we use makes it a little bit more understandable.But anthropomorphizing things can go wrong. Rather than making complex systems like AI more understandable, anthropomorphizing tech can actually contribute to further mystification and misunderstanding.Our human habit of anthropomorphizing everything By DaleyWilhelmEnter your best UX by May 15th [Sponsored] The UX Design AwardsAutumn 2025 call for participation isopen! Gain international recognition and showcase your UX excellence. Have your work endorsed by leading industryexperts. Earn appreciation and credit for your design teams andpeople.Editor picksThe hype and risks of vibe coding And why designers should not head down this path.By DarrenYeoMinimum Viable Whatever How to avoid the poop trap.By HenrikSthlUX is like diet and exercise: essential, yet easily ignored In our quest for success, we chase quick fixes.By Michael F.BuckleyThe UX Collective is an independent design publication that elevates unheard design voices and helps designers think more critically about theirwork.Exat typefaceMake methinkI quit my FAANG job because itll be automated by the end of 2025 Taking a medium-term look at the market dynamics surrounding my employment prompted me to quit a few weeks ago. Im now convinced that my former job there will be obsolete by the end of theyear.AI, DX, UX The reality will be that the limited time and resources teams spend today building stuff for humans will instead get spent building stuff for robots, and as a byproduct everything human-centric about software will become increasingly subpar as we rationalize to ourselves, Software doesnt need to be good for human because humans dont use software anymore. Their robotsdo!AI and the power of small teams Let that sink in: 45 people in a small room in Latvia led by a relatively inexperienced director used free software to make a movie that as of February 2025 had earned $20m and won an Oscar. I know its a bit more involved than that, but stillquite an accomplishment!Little gems thisweekI took the Tesla Model 3 for a spinheres how it went By NikhilMehrotraThe power of empty stateshow Slack and others drives user activation By Rosie HoggmascallI dreamed about being in the New Yorker By DavidLangtonTools and resourcesAI-powered iteration with Animas Playground Figma to functional.By AlliePaschalUsing NotebookLM to spread good design thinking Making AI work for us.By Ben Davies-RomanoFrom designing things to designing change Designers as facilitators, protectors, and collaborators.By IdaPerssonSupport the newsletterIf you find our content helpful, heres how you can supportus:Check out this weeks sponsor to support their worktooForward this email to a friend and invite them to subscribeSponsor aneditionHumanizing AI, designing change, Minimum Viable Whatever was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.