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‘Cory Doctorow on Ensh*tification, The AI Bubble, Reverse Centaurs, and The Post-American Internet’ via Youtube youtu.be/r_ktaPutkjM?si…

Anybody out there interested in collaboratively workshopping a ‘Design ReFuturing’ together sometime soon~ish? linkedin.com/posts/loususi_… Drop me an eDime & let’s set somethin’ up!

🚨 Google just dropped 150 pages on Health AI Agents. 7,000 annotations. 1,100 expert hours — but the real value isn’t in the big metrics. It’s the shift in design philosophy. Instead of a monolithic “Doctor-GPT,” Google’s Personal Health Agent (PHA) orchestrates 3 specialists: ✸ Data Science Agent → analyzes wearables + labs. ✸ Domain Expert Agent → grounds outputs in medical knowledge + checks facts. ✸ Health Coach Agent → guides conversations, goals, empathy. 10 benchmarks. 7,000 annotations. 1,100+ expert hours. The outcome? More accurate insights. More trusted summaries. Stronger engagement than baseline LLMs. The orchestrator ties them together with memory (user goals, barriers, insights). ⚡ Results ✸ Outperformed baselines across 10 benchmarks. ✸ End-users preferred PHA over single-agent + parallel systems (20 participants, 50 personas). ✸ Experts rated it 5.7%–39% better than baselines on complex health queries. ⚡ Design principles ✸ Address comprehensive user needs. ✸ Adaptive support → dynamically combine agents. ✸ Low user burden → don’t ask for data you can infer. ✸ Keep it simple → avoid unnecessary latency. ⚡ User journeys tested • General health Q&A • Personal data interpretation (wearables, biomarkers) • Wellness advice (sleep, nutrition, activity) • Symptom assessment (still limited, no diagnosis) ⚡ Limitations + future ✸ Slower than single-agent (244s vs 36s avg). ✸ Needs safeguards: bias audits, privacy, regulatory compliance. ✸ Next frontier: adaptive style → empathy vs accountability depending on user state. ⚡ The takeaway Google’s PHA shows the path forward: Not a “super doctor bot.” But modular, specialized, agentic crews. Healthcare is just the first test. Tomorrow: finance, law, education, science. Google 150 Health AI Agents: arxiv.org/pdf/2508.20148 ≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣≣ ꆛ Want to build Real-World AI Agents? Join My 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟱-𝗶𝗻-𝟭 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! ⭕ Build Agents for Healthcare, Finance, Smart Cities & More ⭕ Master 5 Modules: 𝗠𝗖𝗣 · LangGraph · PydanticAI · CrewAI · OpenaI Swarm ⭕ Includes 9 Full Projects 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗢𝗪 (𝟱𝟲% 𝗢𝗙𝗙) 👉 maryammiradi.com/ai-agents-mast…

Here’s a quick update for you ... I moved out my 2-Day Maven Workshop ‘Building Possibilities, Hope, and Confidence in Your Career Futuring Gameplan’ to Monday, August 25 & Tuesday, August 26, 2025. The official Maven Course Sign Up can be found right here ( see the next tweet )

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from 'The Creative Act: A Way of Being' by Rick Rubin

I'm excited to share I am showing a piece out at .@MassArt's 7th Alumni Biennial Exhibition! Opening reception 6pm Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Get tickets at: eventbrite.com/e/looking-back… I hope to see you there! #MassArt #Exhibition #Reception #AlumniBiennial

What is cybernetics? - Here are a few options... #cybernetics #cybernetic

New article on The Santiago Boy, propaganda and information at war: "Faithfulness in design & infidelity at war. Informational naivety & the cybernetics of misdirection." - Feedback and thoughts are most welcome <3 tektology.substack.com/p/faithfulness… #thesantiagoboys #cybernetics

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The language we use as leaders shapes workplace culture. It plays a critical role in psychological safety. Our words (& the way we communicate) can encourage the experimentation & risk-taking we want our teams to demonstrate for innovation & improvement. It can also stifle initiative. @tom_geraghty sets out "seven deadly sins of psychological safety" - the most common/damaging things leaders say that crush psychological safety in the workplace: 1) “That’s a terrible idea.” 2) “You should know that by now.” 3) “Whose fault is this?” 4)“Everyone is replaceable.” 5)“Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.” 6)“Just get it done.” 7) “Not now, I’m too busy.” psychsafety.co.uk/the-seven-dead…. @tnvora has translated them into a brilliant graphic: qaspire.com/7-deadly-sins-….

Innovation Playbook! This enhanced version provides improved access, deeper customisation, and a truly personalised journey, helping you turn digital learnings into tangible actions #innovation @OECD @OPSIgov linkedin.com/posts/kumli_in…

Check out this job at neuroGrid: linkedin.com/jobs/view/3996…

Watch “Navigating the Future: A Blueprint for Technology and Humanity (Gerd Leonhard's fullKeynote IBM Tech 2024 Dubai)” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/926270879

The revolution will not be televised. It will be tweeted ... ... or spilled ... ... or mastadonned ... ... or @spillmob @joinmastadon #jsx #js #dowwithjs #upwithjsx #therevolution #hashtags

Impactful design starts with a dare ... Read the long-form post over on LinkedIn if you dare. linkedin.com/posts/loususi_… #thedare #design #beunreasonable #boldrequest #downwithhashtags

"Better UX design earlier, fewer fixes later." @Delta_CX @PtypeUX

Sherry Turkle Talks Going Remote, Loneliness, and Her New Book   wired.com/story/sherry-t…   #techculture #techcritique #conversation #loneliness

Spent the morning assembling my @MURAL boards for my January 2021 Giving Voice to Your Voice workshop, presented in partnership with @RosenfeldMedia! Taught over 4 2.5 hour sessions: Jan 20, 22, 27, 29. More info and tickets: rosenfeldmedia.com/public-ux-work… #voicefirst #ux #voiceui