Welcome to Grounds for Concern, a podcast series where we, students of design, sit down for a coffee chat with prevailing academics concerned with AI. We believe that the best designers garner inspiration from fields outside of design. If our goal is to serve the world, we should learn from the world around us.
Kiana and Lia sit down together to reflect on the process, the conversations, and our own sentiments to see what we learned.
10 Jun 2026
6. Leaning into the Friction with Audrey Desjardins
We sit down with Audrey Desjardins, a professor of Interaction Design at the UW Design School to discuss the question: How do designers critically examine the role of AI in the products they create?
10 Jun 2026
5. The Potential of the AI Native with Jim Dantzler
We sit down with Jim Dantzler, an adjunct lecturer of Design at the UW Masters of Human-Computer Interaction and Design to discuss the question: What does it mean to prepare for a career in design when the role of “designer” is actively changing?
10 Jun 2026
4. Curating Your Media Diet with Ron Krabill
We sit down with Ron Krabill, a at the UW Information School and prevailing academic on AI to discuss the question: Why does it feel like students are being asked to adapt to AI faster than education systems can meaningfully guide them, and what does that gap reveal about how institutions respond to new forms of media?
10 Jun 2026
3. Getcha Skin in the Game with Chantel Prat
We sit down with Chantel Prat, a professor of Cognitive Psychology at the UW Information School and prevailing academic on AI to discuss the question: How do the design and behavior of AI systems influence the way people attribute intelligence, emotion, and meaning to them?
10 Jun 2026
2. Floating in a Sea of Ethics with Ryan Calo
We sit down with Ryan Calo, a professor of law and information science at the UW and prevailing academic on AI to discuss the question: When law can’t keep pace with technology, where does ethical responsibility fall?
10 Jun 2026
1. AI is a Marketing Term with Emily M. Bender
We sit down with Emily M. Bender, a professor of linguistics at the UW Information School and prevailing academic on AI to discuss the question: What responsibility do designers have in shaping how AI is used and understood?
10 Jun 2026
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