Edinburgh UX monthly meetup

This month, we are delighted to welcome 2 fantastic speakers – Neil Collman (Design Director at Nile) and Glenn Jones (Digital Business Architect & SaaS Strategist).

Book your space now! It’s going to be a good one... and it will not be televised (no live stream – sorry folks).

Proceedings
6pm - Doors
6:15pm - Community Announcements
6.30pm - Customer experience and AI (Neil Collman)
7pm - Human conversations with grids of numbers (Glenn Jones)

Customer experience and AI – Neil Collman
What everyday consumers think of AI, and what to do about it. Neil will talk through Nile's recent research that looked at the perspectives of ordinary people on AI and what this means for organisations applying AI in their user experiences.

Human conversations with grids of numbers – Glenn Jones
The rise of large language models signals a new era in machine learning. Yet, these grids of numbers, while impressive, offer a faltering facade of true human communication.

However, there is a seed in generative AI of something to come: tools that can generate individualised and ethereal interactions. Emerging reasoning capabilities that can interact with the experiences we have built for humans, which act as agents on our behalf. These systems hold the promise of eventually working in collaboration with us, through our greatest tool – spoken and written language.

In this talk Glenn will explore possible AI driven user experiences. What will be the place for graphical interfaces in a world of conversational AI? Will chat UI design patterns prove to be just a passing adolescent phase – something we’ll all soon look back on with a wry smile.

About the speakers
Neil Collman is a design leader, expert facilitator and foresight practitioner, who cares about making an impact for people and business with insight and design
Neil Collman | LinkedIn

Glenn Jones is a tech founder and advisor with a passion for seamlessly blending UX design, product leadership, and strategic thinking. He led the design and product function in the start-up he co-founded, working for clients such as The Guardian, FT and Washington Post
Glenn Jones | LinkedIn