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#144 Something Big Is Happening with Matt Shumer: Agentic AI, Hype & What UX Designers Should Really Do
In this episode, we unpack a viral AI essay that compares today’s AI moment to February 2020 the calm before global disruption.
The author argues that AI has entered a new “phase change.” That systems like GPT-5.3 Codex and Claude Opus 4.6 are no longer just assistants, but autonomous agents capable of planning, executing, and iterating complex work independently.
But is this reality or hype?
As UX designers, we don’t need panic.
We need perspective.
In this episode, I explore:
What the viral article actually claims
Why it’s spreading so fast
What “agentic AI” really means
How leading voices…
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