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Sep 2023

18m 3s

AI Revolution: Democratizing Design with...

Andreessen Horowitz

About this episode

Will AI take all the design jobs? Dylan Field, founder and CEO of Figma, looks at the relationship between designers, developers, and AI, in conversation with a16z's David George.

[0:58] Will AI replace designers?
[4:13] Human vs. AI creativity
[8:38] Applying AI to design
[11:35] Startups vs. incumbents

This conversation is part of our AI Revolution series, recorded August 2023 at a live event in San Francisco. The series features some of the most impactful builders in the field of AI discussing and debating where we are, where we’re going, and the big open questions in AI. Find more content from our AI Revolution series on www.a16z.com/AIRevolution.

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