Lawton Pybus
@lawtonpybus.com
UX research consultant, human factors PhD, father, marathoner
Mostly off-duty here
Mostly off-duty here
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"Using AI" is not a business model. You can only fight slop with authenticity.
"There is no real “pivot to AI” that is possible unless that pivot means firing all of the employees and putting out a shittier product (which some companies have called a strategy)."
"There is no real “pivot to AI” that is possible unless that pivot means firing all of the employees and putting out a shittier product (which some companies have called a strategy)."
The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work
AI is not going to save media companies, and forcing journalists to use AI is not a business model.
www.404media.co
July 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Using AI" is not a business model. You can only fight slop with authenticity.
"There is no real “pivot to AI” that is possible unless that pivot means firing all of the employees and putting out a shittier product (which some companies have called a strategy)."
"There is no real “pivot to AI” that is possible unless that pivot means firing all of the employees and putting out a shittier product (which some companies have called a strategy)."
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Devastated by the sudden loss and passing of our dear friend Vicky. She was a kind, thoughtful and all round amazing person. So much integrity and sincerity
Thinking of you Vicky ❤️
@vickytnz.bsky.social
Thinking of you Vicky ❤️
@vickytnz.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Devastated by the sudden loss and passing of our dear friend Vicky. She was a kind, thoughtful and all round amazing person. So much integrity and sincerity
Thinking of you Vicky ❤️
@vickytnz.bsky.social
Thinking of you Vicky ❤️
@vickytnz.bsky.social
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I was thinking this morning, instead of reframing UX work as Product Discovery, why don’t companies just let UX and researchers do their job? Bring them in at the beginning instead of making them react to whatever decisions or strategies you’ve made.
December 2, 2024 at 4:08 PM
I was thinking this morning, instead of reframing UX work as Product Discovery, why don’t companies just let UX and researchers do their job? Bring them in at the beginning instead of making them react to whatever decisions or strategies you’ve made.
Any recommended longform reading for a holiday weekend? (Doesn't have to be tech/UX related)
November 27, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Any recommended longform reading for a holiday weekend? (Doesn't have to be tech/UX related)
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November 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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what’s the longest time you’ve spent creating something for the smallest possible reward?
I spent a day writing a web-comic thing that got 12 likes but an exasperated "Christ, that's shite" comment on some AI nonsense has 300+ likes and counting.
November 23, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Twitter following
TIL: there's a name for the peak of design, and it's Frutiger Aero
aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Frutige...
aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Frutige...
Frutiger Aero
This article is part of a series on the Frutiger Family Frutiger Aero (also known as Web 2.0 Gloss) is an aesthetic that was prevalent from roughly 2004 to 2013, succeeding the Y2K Futurism aesthetic....
aesthetics.fandom.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:37 AM
TIL: there's a name for the peak of design, and it's Frutiger Aero
aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Frutige...
aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Frutige...
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Huge influx of UX design people on here, which is awesome. I have a starter pack for active accounts if you want to follow them! go.bsky.app/2NKjZdu
(let me know if you want to be added)
(let me know if you want to be added)
November 15, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Huge influx of UX design people on here, which is awesome. I have a starter pack for active accounts if you want to follow them! go.bsky.app/2NKjZdu
(let me know if you want to be added)
(let me know if you want to be added)
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📣 I created a starter pack for the UX research community! I made so many friends and learned so much over the years on Twitter. Let's recreate that magic here. ✨ go.bsky.app/K7LqGXU
November 14, 2024 at 6:42 PM
📣 I created a starter pack for the UX research community! I made so many friends and learned so much over the years on Twitter. Let's recreate that magic here. ✨ go.bsky.app/K7LqGXU
(Jerry Seinfeld voice) what’s the deal with centers of excellence? What if we just made the whole thing excellent?
October 27, 2023 at 12:01 AM
(Jerry Seinfeld voice) what’s the deal with centers of excellence? What if we just made the whole thing excellent?