The reviews are in: Designing Assistant Technology is the future of AI design
04/21/2026Have you read the book that Kirkus Reviews calls “a smart, warmly encouraging look at the future of AI design” and “a multi-pronged analysis of the ways in which artificial intelligence can be harnessed for good”?
Christopher Noessel’s Designing Assistant Technology: AI That Makes People Smarter is a framework for designers looking to invest in the future of their careers.
When artificial intelligence is designed poorly, it diminishes people’s skills rather than enhancing them. It can even make users less capable and more dependent on AI. In Designing Assistant Technology, Christopher Noessel provides a framework for how to use AI to assist users, as well as mitigating the risks of de-skilling and overreliance on AI.

If you’re…
- A product or tech person looking to ensure your software is doing everything it can for its users
- A designer who builds and informs direct experiences with AI systems
- A futurist that understands that AI is only as dark as they let it become
- Anyone else—because it is our responsibility to build literacy in the major forces at play and combat the negative effects
…this is the book for you.