Hey everyone - Beginex is running another cool event on Thursday, November 9th (Role of UX in Artificial Intelligence with Spotify, Havas & State Street) so I wanted to share it with you - please see details below.

Thursday, November 9, 6:30 - 9:00 PM

Are you prepared for the drastic changes AI is bringing to the technology industry? Artificial intelligence is growing exponentially and will be changing our work and life dramatically in the coming years. What role will UX professionals play in the new digital world? We invited several UX + AI professionals to explore this crucial topic. 

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How do successful companies create products people can’t put down? Why do some products capture widespread attention while others flop? What makes us engage with certain products out of sheer habit? Is there a pattern underlying how technologies hook us? Nir Eyal answers these questions (and many more) by explaining the Hook Model—a four-step process embedded into the products of many successful companies to subtly encourage customer behavior. Through consecutive “hook cycles

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VR & AR is already upon us and it’s only going to get crazier from here. Let’s take a look at the current landscape, hardware, software, and discuss how designers can approach a new and rapidly evolving technology.

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