EO Studio100 AI Leaders Explain How to Build AI That Will Win in 2026 — WHAT BUILDERS SHOULD DO NOW
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- November 29, 2025
- Duration
- 21m
- Channel
- EO Studio
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
100 AI leaders across product, engineering, research, and design gathered at StratMinds’ Swell Summit to answer one question: What will actually win in the next era of AI products? From new interaction models to experience-first design, this reveals what thoughtful builders are paying attention to and what many teams are still missing. There's one particular idea they kept returning to throughout the summit, a critical insight that most of us rarely pause to consider deeply. Watch to discover what it is. Key Takeaways: 📌 We need to go beyond basic chat and embrace new interaction primitives like semantic resizing, remixing, and format translation that redefine how people engage with AI. 📌 Products that feel alive, emotional, and responsive create deeper user connection. 📌 As models become commodities, intuitive AI ergonomics becomes the true differentiator. 📌 Start with what the model can uniquely do to uncover solutions users haven’t imagined. 📌 Real progress comes from solving the right problems, not just shipping fast. 00:00 Intro 02:00 The New Building Blocks: Chat is not enough 03:26 The New Interaction Primitives of Gen AI - Jess Holbrook, Head of UX Research @Microsoft AI 05:46 Make AI Alive: Craft a Magical Experience 06:45 Spark, The First Non-Human Resident at the Hacker House - Pasquale D'Silva *Chief Creative Officer(correcting the CEO caption) @Illusion of Life 09:16 Don't Chase Users, Build on What the Model Can Do - Andy Szybalski @Cove, ex-Uber, Google 13:01 How to Design AI the Right Way - Jenny Lo @Global AI Platform, Ex-Grammarly, Uber 15:09 Don't Build Confusing Gadget - Ayça Cakmakli @Google 17:01 The Real Moat for Next-Gen AI Products Learn more about the Swell Summit 👉 https://stratminds.vc/swell EO stands for Entrepreneur& Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.net LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO X | @eostudi0
SPEAKERS
Jess Holbrook
cameoAI product/design leader discussing emerging UX “primitives” for generative AI beyond chat.
Ayça Cakmakli
cameoUX lead at Google focused on human–AI interaction and AI product ergonomics.
Pasquale D'Silva
cameoAI product builder/designer speaking about prototyping with LLMs and an AI product called “Cove.”
Andy Szybalski
cameoAnimator/storyteller describing the creation and use of the “Spark” character for memorable AI demos and pitches.
Jenny Lo
cameoProduct strategy and user research practitioner focused on faster learning/iteration in AI products.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of EO Studio, featuring Jess Holbrook and Ayça Cakmakli, 100 AI Leaders Explain How to Build AI That Will Win in 2026 — WHAT BUILDERS SHOULD DO NOW explores aI product winners in 2026 will be defined by UX The panel argues that “chat-only” interfaces are a UX dead end and that winning AI products will adopt new interaction primitives like structure, semantic resizing, remix, format translation, and better agent monitoring.
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