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Why AI-Driven Synthetic User Testing Fails: A Case for Real UX Research

Companies have been turning their attention to “synthetic,” AI-driven user testing. However, as convenient as it might seem, it’s dangerous, expensive, and usually diminishes user value. Let’s take a…

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[email protected] (Vitaly Friedman)1y ago7 min readenOpinion

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