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OpenAI's rundown of AI-native companies shows agents handling onboarding and account management end-to-end, with humans still deciding what matters. It's a useful reality check against pure agent hype.
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Your move
Next time you use an AI tool for a task, write down the one decision point where a human still had to check the output — that's the skill worth naming in interviews.
Design Week's coverage of a recent CBI report points to a gap between design businesses talking about AI and actually using it in delivery. For junior job seekers, that gap is where you can stand out.
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Your move
Add one specific line to your CV or portfolio intro naming an actual AI tool you used on a real project — specificity beats "AI-savvy" every time.
NN/g's ongoing usability research keeps making the same unglamorous point: watching real users still catches problems AI critique tools can't. It's not exciting, but it's still the job.
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Book 3 quick 15-minute usability sessions on your current project this week — even rough ones beat zero testing.
Figma folded its MCP server and canvas agent into normal release notes months ago — it's now a working feature, not a keynote demo. If you're on Figma + Penpot, this is currently a Figma-only advantage worth understanding.
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Spend 20 minutes reading Figma's MCP setup guide — even without access, you'll be able to talk about it properly in interviews.
