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Concept · Academic · Operating systems

Role
Designer, researcher and prototyper
Team
6
When
Jan to May 2026
Status
Planned

AI OS

An operating system concept that makes exploration cheaper, not just work faster.

  • 6person team
  • 4parallel paths in the scenario
  • 2prototype walkthroughs
P-03ScreensExploration: four paths running at once across Tableau, Notion, Keynote and Slack

AskedJan 2026

Imagine the OS with AI inside it.

Imagine the operating system once AI is part of it.

AI OS: the system surfaces your current activity

LearnedFeb 2026

When AI does the work, people stop owning it.

Research on the efficiency trap: when AI does the work, people lose ownership of it.

Efficiency prototype: the day surfaced on the phone

TurnedMar 2026

Protect exploration and ownership, not speed.

From AI that executes faster to an OS that protects exploration and ownership.

STARTYR 2YR 3YR 45 months on a shared four-year dialNo counts recorded yetNO COUNTS RECORDEDResearch: practicedRESService design: not part of this workSVCProduct design: practicedPRDStrategy & PM: not part of this workSTRGame design: not part of this workGAMEThe turn: AI that executes faster to an OS that protects exploration and ownershipWhere it landed: Concept: tasks not tools; parallel path surfacing and artifact-level composition.
Ring: time on a 4-year dial · Stations: practice · Field: evidence · Red: the turn · Dashed: set aside · End mark: where it landed

MadeApr 2026

One request, four paths, one draft.

A 9:02 AM scenario: a request for a deck branches into four paths that merge into a draft by 9:25.

Branch view: active, paused, abandoned and suggested paths

LandedApr to May 2026

Make the current path clearer.

Critique asked for clearer signals about which path is current, and a rethink of what merging means.

Details

My role
Designer, researcher and prototyper on a team of 6.
Proof
Literature on the efficiency trap and ownership; two prototype walkthroughs (efficiency, exploration). No testing reported.
Where it landed
Concept: tasks not tools; parallel path surfacing and artifact-level composition.

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