Episode

Code and Canvas, Computer Use Agents, The Mythical Agent-Month, Will "Taste" Save Designers?

Podcast: AI and Design
Published: Feb 24, 2026
Duration seconds: 2525
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Summary

Nik and Dan talk about another announcement from Figma and Anthropic and the impact on the future of design tools. They examine a new research paper from Apple and the HCII on how to best design computer use agents, and talk about Wes McKinney's article The Mythical Agent-Month. They end with discussing the role of taste in an AI world and if it is the skill designers should be focusing on.