David Kossnick
David Kossnick — Head of AI Products at Figma. Talks and sessions delivered at UXDX.
Head of AI Products
David Kossnick leads AI Products at Figma. He was previously Head of AI at Coda (now part of Grammarly), Co-founder and CEO of LatentSpace, and a PM at YouTube and Google. He lives in the Bronx with his wife, two kids, and a cat.
Past talks
2 talks · 1 event
The Collapse of Product Teams: How AI is Rewiring Ideation to Execution
AI is collapsing the traditional boundaries between product, design, and engineering. What used to be a sequence, from idea to design to build, is becoming a continuous, AI-assisted loop. This conversation will discuss shares how advances in AI systems are changing how ideas are formed, tested, and shipped, and what this means for team structure, roles, and decision-making. Drawing on experience across applied AI and research, we’ll explore how organisations can adapt as ideation and execution converge.
Who Owns Product Quality in the Age of AI
AI is compressing the distance between idea and execution. Engineers design. Designers generate code. Product managers prototype. The traditional boundaries of product development are shifting and so is accountability. When the cost of delivery tends towards zero and iteration is instant, the bottleneck moves from code delivery to product judgment. How do we make sure our features are adding value and not just complexity and bloat? Who defines quality? Who is accountable for coherence across teams and products? How do leaders maintain standards as workflows become fluid? What does a high-performing product organization look like when the linear team model no longer applies? This executive session brings together product, design, and technology leaders to examine how AI is reshaping ownership, governance, and competitive advantage.
