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Jan 16, 2026 
Noam Lovinsky, CPO at Superhuman and former product leader at Facebook and Google, shares his insights on AI's transformative impact on product development. He discusses the essential role of storytelling for product leaders and critiques generic narratives. Lovinsky argues that design thinking remains vital even amidst vibe coding advances and predicts more efficient teams with AI-driven tools. He also highlights the potential for AI to expand market opportunities and reshape team dynamics while voicing concerns about job displacement and wealth inequality.
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Flattening Makes Taste More Valuable
- AI may flatten common UX patterns, but that amplifies human taste and creative differentiation.
- Noam compares the effect to Instagram making all photos look good, then fashion re-emerging with distinct styles.
AI Will Multiply Output, Not Just Replace Heads
- Noam estimates roughly half of new code at Superhuman is already AI-generated and expects this to rise.
- He predicts AI will let teams build vastly more rather than simply reduce headcount.
Expect Leaner, Cross-Functional Teams
- Rebalance team ratios: expect fewer engineers per PM and designer as tooling increases productivity.
- Noam suggests a common early-stage ratio like one PM, one designer, two engineers with everyone contributing to code.