Curious to hear your thoughts .Please share them here: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patricia-reiners_synthetic-users-designers-and-researchers-activity-7379492256115769344-bFqr?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAB70K74BkITcnYmsL_u0KNm--up7O8SaP2M" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Linkedin</a>In this episode of Future of UX, we dive into one of the most controversial topics in design right now: synthetic users.These AI-generated “users” promise fast, cheap, scalable insights — but can they really replace talking to real people? I’ll walk you through:<ul><li>What synthetic users actually are and how they’re created</li><li>The tools and platforms already being used in UX research</li><li>A real-world example comparing synthetic vs. real user interviews</li><li>Benefits like speed, inclusivity, and early idea testing</li><li>The risks: shallow answers, bias, lack of emotional depth, and ethical concerns</li><li>What the future holds for synthetic users and how designers should approach them</li></ul>Whether you’re curious, skeptical, or somewhere in between, this episode will give you the full picture. Spoiler: empathy can’t be simulated.Interesting resources:🔗 Linkedin from <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdelmat/overlay/about-this-profile/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Julian Della Mattia</a>🔗 <a href="⁠https://www.nngroup.com/articles/synthetic-users/⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Article about Synthetic User by NNNG </a>🔗 <a href="⁠⁠https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.20094?utm_source=chatgpt.com[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/388413877_Synthetic_users_insights_from_designers'_interactions_with_persona-based_chatbots]" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Paper abut Synthetic Users </a>🔗 <a href="⁠P⁠⁠(https://www.researchgate.net/publication/388413877_Synthetic_users_insights_from_designers'_interactions_with_persona-based_chatbots)⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Deep Dive into SyntheticUsers </a>👉 0€ AI mini Training for Designers 👈→ <a href="https://patriciareiners.de/sign-up-ai-mini-course/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn 3 strategies to leverage gen AI as a designer in just 30 min⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://ai-for-designers.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the ⁠waiting list⁠⁠⁠</a>💌 Newsletter → <a href="https://patriciareiners.de/newsletter/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Weekly UX insights and updates: UX Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow the Future of UX:🎨 Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/92459547/admin/dashboard/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/futureofux_podcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🍏 Apple Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/future-of-ux-your-design-tech-and-user/id1480706373" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>💚 Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7s2Cy6IIimjxE4zVES9wWs?si=f620af875cb74cc7" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Future of UX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Find Patricia on Socials📸 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ux.patricia/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram @ux.patricia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🎨 ⁠⁠<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-reiners/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin Patricia Reiners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🐦 <a href="https://twitter.com/ux_patricia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter @ux_Patricia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>📝 <a href="https://patriciareiners.de/blog_pr_2022/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My UX Design Blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>🎥 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkI9FN34-Joq7h_4cbnOM3A" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>

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#126 Synthetic Users in UX Research: Hype, Reality, and the Future of Design

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