The Agent Harness: The Software Layer That Decides What AI Can Do
Two AI assistants on the same model can differ in capability entirely because of the agent harness — the software loop that grants tools, permissions, and context.
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AI & Emerging Interfaces
Designing for AI, voice, AR and new interaction models.
Aetrex Panel: 3D Foot Scans Plus AI Data Take the Guesswork Out of Shoe Fit
Aetrex, Heeluxe and Foot Locker executives say 3D scanning plus AI — built on 50 million foot scans — is resh…
Prudential estimates AI-assisted development at six to eight weeks
Prudential estimates AI could shorten insurance product development from four to six months to six to eight w…
Nielsen Norman Group Drops the "User" From User Experience
NN/g's move from "user experience" to "experience design" reflects a shift nobody planned for: AI agents now act on peo…
Tagbin's BRIXX Turns Prompts Into BIM Models and Rs 95 Crore Cost Sheets
At TechSparks 2026, Tagbin demonstrated BRIXX, an AI platform that generates BIM models, MEP plans and a Rs 95 crore co…
Shopify Design Chief: AI Raised the Ceiling, Taste Is Now the Bottleneck
Shopify's Product Design Studio chief Marvin Schwaibold says AI raised the ceiling for designers but made taste the bot…
Vectorial Raises $3M for Human Behavior Simulation Platform
Vectorial has raised $3 million to build a human behavior simulation platform that lets product teams model user action…
Chief Product Officers: Generative AI Still Needs a Human Chaperone
Chief product officers tell PYMNTS that GenAI now runs inside the product pipeline, but every customer-facing output st…
Figma Seeks a Rulebook for AI Agents as Generated Code Outpaces Releases
Figma wants a rulebook for AI agents as generated code outpaces releases, reframing agents as governed actors inside pr…
Atlassian Demonstrates a 20-Minute Homepage Redesign Using Three AI Tools
Atlassian claims a full homepage redesign in 20 minutes by chaining Figma MCP, its Design System MCP and the Rovo Dev C…
AI Adoption Is a Cultural Problem, Not a Technology One
Drawing on his 2014 book Digital Adaptation, Paul Boag maps the recurring failure modes that cause enterprise AI rollou…
Responsible AI's Core Task: Keeping Human Judgment in the Loop
MIT Sloan Management Review names the core responsible-AI challenge: designing systems that preserve human judgment at…