Future Proof brings top Product and Engineering leaders in B2B SaaS, working on AI products, to share learnings, discuss challenges and the latest developments in the future of B2B software. Producer: Forrest Herlick Host: Ethan Lee
Future Proof brings top Product and Engineering leaders in B2B SaaS, working on AI products, to share learnings, discuss challenges and the latest developments in the future of B2B software. Producer: Forrest Herlick Host: Ethan Lee
In today’s episode of Future Proof, we sit down with Laura Burkhauser, VP of Product at Descript. Laura shares how Descript’s design philosophy enables users to maintain control over AI creative workflows, and practical strategies for building AI interfaces that feel collaborative rather than restrictive.
We discuss:
Highlights
(0:00) Clips
(0:37) Introduction
(1:00) Designing interfaces that make users trust they’re in control
(6:00) Open World AI Design Philosophy
(8:40) Was there ever a tool you needed to modify once AI got access?
(13:45) How to encourage users to understand what AI is good at
(19:00) Giving control back to users
(20:30) How to handle latency
(23:00) Context switching while AI does its work
(25:00) Biggest UI opportunities
(30:00) Will we progress beyond a chat model?
