Prototyping Intelligence

The new AI era requires a new tool, a new prototyping layer for designers.

Prototyping Intelligence Feb 19, 2026 Prototyping Intelligence The new AI era requires a new tool, a new prototyping layer for designers. Studio Rahul Cofounder & Labs @aiverse Every era of software has had its prototyping layer. We used to create mockups in Photoshop. Then in Sketch. And now in Figma, collaboratively on the web. Prototyping interactions in Origami or Protopie. Landing pages in Framer. Shaders and moving aesthetics in Paper. For every new wave, there's been a layer of abstraction that hid the complexity. The tools that make it easy to ideate and play with technology. We're in

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