Nick Stevens

February 19, 2026

❓How do we design for AI Agents first, Humans second?

To my designer friends: We’ve seen the increase of AI as the next search engine, the next wave looks like AI Agents doing the searching (on behalf of humans, for now, other agents later?)

I keep thinking about what happens when an AI agent sits between a product (or website) and the person needing/buying/using it. 

What happens when the visual interface isn't the first experience anymore? When the first customer isn’t necessarily persuaded by emotion?

Is this something you're actively wrestling with? And if so, how is it changing the way you think about your work?

Nick
@clogish

About Nick Stevens

Writing about making business better - to help people to build and grow profitable business that makes the world a better place.