Barry Khan

Defo incoming! Feeling the pressure to “AI stuff” here in the UK too. I’ve seen a chart showing where in the public sector AI is being implemented and the use cases, probably just to share insight but would hate to see it being used in metrics as a measurement of success.

Great post, as always!
If you think the AI hype train gathering momentum now, just imagine if the US do manage to raise 500bn to spend on it! The pressure to see returns even quicker will be immense!

You’re not alone. I too spent far too many hours pushing pixels for mock ups. Most of the of the time in photoshop 🤦🏻‍♂️ .

Shiny but problematic - The pitfalls of leading with technology

From touchscreens in cars to AI in everyday products, it's easy to get swept up in shiny, new technology. But are we solving real problems, or just creating new ones? #ucd #servicedesign #technology

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Such sad news. I never met her, assumed I would at some point. When I started on a HMRC project in 2017, I almost instantly knew she was a formidable, passionate designer and followed her ever since! Thoughts are with her family and loved ones

Morning! Here’s weeknote covering my first week back in 2025, efforts to catch up after a break, the progress on various work projects, me fumbling my way through learning Python, and ending with some hopes for 2025.

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Belated end of work 2024 week note.

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Cheers Ben. Done. Hoping to be a bit more active on here next year.

Spotify Premium Users Can Now Turn Any Idea Into a Personalized Playlist With AI Playlist in Beta — Spotify We know that discovery happens on Spotify, with nearly two billion discoveries happening on our platform every day. Features like our AI DJ and daylist power those discoveries and bring fans closer to...

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Screenshot of Spotify showing ai created playlist. Followed by summarised prompt and input field for text

The AI playlist feature on Spotify seems to work pretty well. I’m as skeptical as the next re AI use cases, but I was making something like this for a personal project, as I felt the usual suggested tracks, AI DJ and artist radios were a bit too predictable. This saves me some effort.

I see the irony of posting this on social media, via a phone.. but forgot I actually had this app installed. 😀

An AI generated image showing a person looking out of a window, finding calm in a sunset. Technology sits next to the person in the shadows.

A very rare post from me about practical steps taken to untether from my phone, and why.

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Hey Mark hope you are all good!

Sounds about right.. I'm checking all three of those off! Well would love to see Roni Size.. but not sure if he'd be as good as he was back in my day at the Manchester Academy - Old man emoji 👴

Really enjoying my current interaction design gig, after a year or two as a Service Designer. Feels nice to be closer to a digital product and getting into the detail. Grass is always greener mind, so I know this probably won't age well!

Many thanks Ian! Hope you are well! Thanks for the invite 🤜