When the ES2025 proposals dropped, many developers (myself included) were shocked. JavaScript could finally be written like poetry — expressive, readable, and ridiculously elegant.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become the foundation of modern digital experiences. In web design and development, AI refers to intelligent algorithms and systems that can learn from data, make predictions, and automate complex processes. From chatbots that provide instant support to design tools that automatically generate layouts, AI is reshaping how websites are built and experienced.

I remember the first time I used a 3D icon pack on a client project. It was a fintech dashboard redesign for a 99designs client, and I was struggling to stand out from 20+ competing designs. Flat icons were everywhere. Then I discovered 3dicons.co, dropped a handful of minimal 3D icons into the interface, and suddenly the design felt alive—modern, tactile, and genuinely different.

Figma has acquired Weavy, a platform that brings generative AI and professional editing tools into the open canvas. As Figma Weave, the company will help build out image, video, animation, motion design, and VFX media generation and editing capability on the Figma platform.

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The title of my talk is “AI Changes Everything (And Nothing At All)”—and I know that sounds contradictory. But over the next 30 minutes, I hope to show you why both are true.

“Of course I can!” — I answered without asking any questions and jumped to the implementation. It was early in my career, and I delivered it. It worked as they wanted.

Should you use AI in your work? Yes. The question is no longer if it can be helpful, but when? And how? By most practical measures, AI doesn’t seem ready to take over UX work completely, but many organizations encourage their UX teams to find ways to adopt AI-based tools into their workflows in hopes of increasing high-quality and efficiently produced outputs.

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