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The Dawn of Agentive Technology: Chris Noessel on the UX of "Soft" AI Creative Cloud blog by Adobe

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As part of Interaction16, in a packed room at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Chris Noessel gave a fascinating and compelling talk on the dawn of agentive technology, and the implications for UX designers. The audience provided a mixed response to the opening question, "Who is afraid of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?" Chris elaborated from his experience with students that perhaps the question might be, "Who is afraid of what humans will do with AI?" Chris talked about the emergence of a new category of technology that works on behalf of users to complete tasks. This category, which he is calling agentive technology, can be seen as a particular form of Artificial Intelligence. The Roomba vacuuming robot automatically vacuums your floors, navigating the space, returns to its charging dock when needed and cleans according to a schedule you set. Get Narrative is a wearable camera that automatically captures images by default every 30 seconds.