Config 2026 speakers share perspectives on AI's impact on creativity, quality, and product design.
- •Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst's project Starmirror recorded visitor vocals to train a collective AI choir, framing AI models as public, communal endeavors
- •Danit Peleg uses Figma Weave and AI agents across her full production pipeline to bridge digital design with physical manufacturing in fashion
- •Matthew Ström-Awn argues that traditional credibility signals (FAANG jobs, subscriber counts) are losing relevance; real quality is defined by software that survives contact with actual users
- •Grant Sanderson contends that as software implementation becomes commoditized, design grows more critical, and great products give users agency across a wide range of tasks
- •Vicki Tan and Matthew both raise the question of designing for AI agents as users, with Vicki suggesting product builders will shift toward orchestrating tools that serve entire communities
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