The InfoQ Podcast AI, ML, and Data Engineering InfoQ Trends Report 2025
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Sep 24, 2025 Savannah Kounowski, Managing Director at IDEO, explores how human-centered design influences technology, emphasizing the need for simpler interfaces in generative AI adoption. Daniel Dominguez, managing partner at SunX Labs, discusses the importance of on-device models for privacy and cost. They delve into the rise of multimodal AI, everyday robotics, and the role of language models in robotic planning. Insights include AI's impact on software development, the shift to no-code platforms, and the need for trust in AI products.
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LLMs Diversified Beyond Text
- Large language models have diversified into vision, multimodal, edge and state-space variants this year.
- These trends signal models moving from research curiosities to practical building blocks across domains.
Models Choose Their Own Variant
- OpenAI's GPT-5 introduced internal model selection and multiple size variants that run transparently.
- Simplifying interfaces and hiding model choice is becoming a competitive product strategy.
Design To Hide Model Complexity
- Simplify product interfaces to hide research complexity from users.
- Design for human-centered interactions rather than exposing technical model choices.