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UXDX · Austin · Aug 20, 2026

UXDX Community:Austin: Maintaining Autonomy in the Age of AI

Date

Aug 20, 2026

18:00 - 19:50

Venue

Austin Tech Center

901 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

Format

In-Person

America/Chicago

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Where product, design and engineering people meet to learn from real work.

UXDX community events bring local product, design, research and engineering people together for practical talks, workshops and conversations about building better products.

Expect real case studies, candid lessons and a room of peers working through similar product-delivery challenges.

Hosted by

Daniel Fu
Lead Designer
Josh Kimmell
UXDX Ambassador

Agenda

Thu20 Aug

6:00 pm

In-Person only

Registration and Networking

Thu20 Aug

6:30 pm

In-Person only

Welcome and Opening Remarks from UXDX Ambassadors

A brief welcome from Austin’s UXDX Ambassadors, Daniel Fu and Josh Kimmell, with an overview of the evening.

Thu20 Aug

6:35 pm

In-Person only

What’s Yours to Keep: Designing Alongside AI Without Giving Up the Work That Made You a Designer

AI can accelerate design work, but it also raises a harder question: which parts of the craft should designers keep doing themselves? This talk explores how designers can work alongside AI while protecting the judgement, curiosity and hands-on practice that shaped them.

Adam Cutler

Chief Product Officer

Bast AI

Thu20 Aug

7:10 pm

In-Person only

Working on It: The Version History, Not the Highlight Reel

Product work is usually presented as a polished result, with the uncertainty and unfinished thinking removed. This talk looks at the version history instead: the changes, trade-offs and work in progress behind the final outcome.

Marivi Carlton

Senior Product Design Manager

Realtor.com

Thu20 Aug

7:45 pm

In-Person only

Closing Remarks from UXDX Ambassadors

Closing remarks from Austin’s UXDX Ambassadors, Daniel Fu and Josh Kimmell.

6:00pm

In-Person only

Registration and Networking

6:30pm

In-Person only

Welcome and Opening Remarks from UXDX Ambassadors

A brief welcome from Austin’s UXDX Ambassadors, Daniel Fu and Josh Kimmell, with an overview of the evening.

6:35pm

In-Person only

What’s Yours to Keep: Designing Alongside AI Without Giving Up the Work That Made You a Designer

AI can accelerate design work, but it also raises a harder question: which parts of the craft should designers keep doing themselves? This talk explores how designers can work alongside AI while protecting the judgement, curiosity and hands-on practice that shaped them.

Adam Cutler

Chief Product Officer

Bast AI

7:10pm

In-Person only

Working on It: The Version History, Not the Highlight Reel

Product work is usually presented as a polished result, with the uncertainty and unfinished thinking removed. This talk looks at the version history instead: the changes, trade-offs and work in progress behind the final outcome.

Marivi Carlton

Senior Product Design Manager

Realtor.com

7:45pm

In-Person only

Closing Remarks from UXDX Ambassadors

Closing remarks from Austin’s UXDX Ambassadors, Daniel Fu and Josh Kimmell.

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901 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

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