The Conditions
Joshua LeighA weekly update on changes in design, business and technology and implications these have for our future.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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➕ The Conditions 243
Issue 243
Product design & UX
Context is the new interface
The future of design lies in what happens between products
Imagine you receive a message from a friend recommending a restaurant. You want to check where it is, see w...
➕ The Conditions 242
Issue 242
AI & Machine Learning
An Inside Look At How To Tame Unstoppable AI
Slowing the AI race may not be possible. But there is a path to oversight that doesn’t depend on the industry’s permission — and it comes from the past...
➕ The Conditions 241
Issue 241
AI & Machine Learning
Does Claude Feel The Whip? [via Noema]
The case for being polite to AI has nothing to do with the AI.
A liberal society runs on habits more than laws. Alexis de Tocqueville called them the habi...
➕ The Conditions 240
Issue 240
AI & Machine Learning
The AIs Are Not Going Rogue [via Noema']
But they still pose risks.
“Responsibility lies where it always has — with the builders and the operators who decide what objectives AI systems receive,...
➕ The Conditions 239
AI & Machine Learning
The State of AI in Design Report 2026
The State of AI in Design Report 2026 explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the design industry, bringing together research, data and case studies from leading...
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