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What is conversational AI design and what does a Conversational AI Designer do?
- Question answered and discussed by Google Gemini and Notebook LM
I am an extremely creative and highly-trained conversational user experience interface designer plus UI developer with a track record of innovative thinking and creative problem-solving for a wide variety of clients, industries and work environments.
My "A.I. Powered" Research Method: Content found with Google Alerts then categorized for posting on above Facebook pages.
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From studies of architectural design -to- geodesics + synergetics + Whole-Earth systems -to- cloud computing and conversational AI, Jon is an inventive, innovative, comprehensive and anticipatory designer with 15+ years experience in researching, designing and developing user-centered interfaces with a deep background in systems thinking, hardware networking and computer user education. His current interests include developing expertise in applying generative AI and cognitive science in conversation design and prompt engineering.
Conversation Design Institute (CDI) (online)
Conversation designers make A.I. powered digital assistants more helpful and natural when they talk to humans. The conversation designer practices a workflow that makes best use of conversational A.I. technology, while at the same time ensuring a good user experience. Conversation designers typically cover three kinds of roles: Chatbot / Voice Interface Designer, Conversational Copywriter and Artificial Intelligence Trainer.
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LinkedIn Learning and edX (online)
“Prompt engineering refers to the process of designing or crafting effective prompts for generating desired responses from a large language model (LLM) or AI system.”- Source:
ChatGPT
Prompt engineers develop skills related to crafting high-quality prompts or inquiries for large language models to produce the best generative A.I. results: zero-shot / multi-shot / tree-of-thought prompting and priming, simple/complex role-assigning, context-creation and output formatting.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (online)
An immersive, intensive online program of hands-on, interactive learning experiences in five key technologies transforming industry and commerce: Blockchain, Cloud Computing, A.I., IoT, and Cybersecurity.
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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (hybrid online)
Received an Executive Studies Certifcate in Social Innovation Design from an innovative design program at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design
Developed skills that combine design thinking, user research, UX and UI design, design science and social impact innovation to create leading edge / breakthrough thinking solutions.
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New York Code & Design Academy, Philadelphia, PA
Full Circle Computing, Exton, PA
FMC Training, Philadelphia, PA
Temple University, Graduate School of Education,
Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education,
Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA
Developed computer model for transitioning the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Space Shuttle launch site to using only renewable energy and ocean water for fuel. Unfortunately the department closed a year and a half into my research and my thesis project was halted (ie: research project was defunded).
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International College, Los Angeles, CA
Comprehensive Anticipatory Design Science, a field of study created by architectural engineer R.Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the Geodesic Dome, Synergetics and the term - Spaceship Earth.
Videos about Bucky | About International College
BA Degree Thesis Project: “A Solar-Powered Space Shuttle Launch Facility”
My Original Theory: "All advanced space-faring civilizations in the universe use their local star to power space vehicle launch sites on their planet's surface."
Received (2) recommendations from Fuller. ( Last one )
SCI-Arc, Santa Monica / Los Angeles, CA
Southern California Institute of Architecture
Philadelphia, PA
Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, PA
Wingspan Technologies / I.Q.via, Blue Bell, PA
Developed mockups and prototypes for user interface designs for multiple web applications. These prototypes were created with Adobe XD, Premiere Pro and Photoshop as well as HTML5 / CSS3 and JavaScript. Created and modified digital assets using Figma and Sketch.
Independence Blue Cross, Philadelphia, PA
Lincoln Financial, Radnor, PA
Collaborated with the team supporting the daily production of web content at a leading financial services firm using a custom content management version control system, XML / HTML / CSS / JavaScript editing applications.
Alvernia University, Reading, PA
Developed web page templates from Photoshop mockup layouts creating a responsive website for the university community. Developed this project using the Adobe Creative Suite and Bootstrap framework, HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript.
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Network / Systems Administrator, Desktop Deployment Engineer and Computer Instructor in the Greater Philadelphia Region
Able to see human beings as a system, emerging from a planetary life-form. Able to see humans as one of nature's most advanced technologies for discovering and utilizing what Buckminster Fuller called
"The Operating Principles of the Universe".
Able to use "Future-Back" thinking which is similar to the "Seventh Generation Principle" of many indigenous cultures. Also understanding the implications of Ray Kurzweil's predictions of an inevitable "technological singularity" occuring when machine intelligence surpasses all human intelligence - COMBINED!
It's like being an artist and a cognitive engineer at the same time. My focus is on satisfying the needs and intentions of people using digital products as well as meeting requirements for success given by company stakeholders. I use a multidisciplinary approach for designing and developing interfaces, interactions and user experiences.
Comprehensive Defined
Buckminster Fuller - "Earth's Friendly Genius"
Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life
Ephemeralization - Doing More with Less
Anticipatory Defined
Leading from the Future - Mark Johnson
Seven Generations - Bioneers
Ray Kurzweil - TED Talk about Singularity University
UX Design Defined
Don Norman: The term "UX"
What does a UX Designer actually do?
Buckminster Fuller - Definition of a Design Scientist
Experience My Portfolio
THE DESIGN PROCESS
The Challenge: to create a visual step-by- step experience to test the user flow for a non- visual voice application that will run on a smart speaker.
The Solution: a bare-bones wireframe with speech playback functionality in Adobe XD.
Next Steps: build the Voiceflow version and then the Alexa Skill (voice app) in the Alexa Developer Console for publishing in the Amazon Alexa Skill Store.
Contact Me
jonross@jonrossdesign.com