The risk of digital addiction from excessive use or reliance on AI may suggest digital detox. That is, commitment to reduce, limit, or exclude the use of digital devices and technology like smartphones and social media platforms. But for ideation, would over-reliance on AI and digital tools dull creativity? This may, at first, seem contradictory as AI-driven design tools such as Adobe Firefly or Midjourney, have become integrated in everyday design practice. Indeed this convergence of human creativity and technology is redefining design processes not just in terms of speed and higher productivity but empowering designers to unlock untapped potential, and create once unimaginable designs. Yet over-reliance on AI systems, such as ChatGPT, may result in creative complacency or automation biases. If so, critical thinking skills remain important to evaluate chatbot outputs rather than blindly accepting them. Digital detox, then, would mean taking a break from constant connectivity and screen time to reflect on the use of AI and the relationship between human decision-making and technology. But to choose to limit or reduce designer tech time can be challenging in modern-day design practice which is hugely dependent on digital tools and materials. However, there are designerly ways to counter the tendency to rely on, or trust automated technology too much. For example, setting time aside for "thinking with a pencil"!
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