AI in design education

AI is becoming an essential part of designers' toolkit in generating images, models, design options and other forms of data. And this often by just a few keyboard prompts and clicking the AI button. But with the ease and flexibility of using AI comes the risk of cognitive overload as well as privileging the finished product over the design process. Using AI, then, underlines the responsibility of educators to ensure students think critically of the ethical, cultural, and creative implications of AI in design. To meet the challenge posed by AI, schools need to focus on the design process as a human experience while acknowledging that AI is both co-creator and design material in the process - not just a tool. https://www.riba.org/work/insights-and-resources/professional-features/ai-professional-features/what-can-architects-learn-from-an-ai-in-education-report/