{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Unprompted","title":"Designing Multimodal AI Agents: Inside Google DeepMind’s Gemini Live | With Karen Kaushansky","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3718,"description":"\nDesigning for Conversation in the Age of Multimodal AI\n\nIn this episode of the CDI Expert Series: Unprompted, we sit down with Karen Kuczynski, UX lead for Gemini Live at Google DeepMind, to dive into the evolution of design from deterministic flowcharts to open-ended LLMs, the mechanics of building trust in AI, and the role of multimodality in shaping natural, human-like interactions. Karen reflects on her career arc, the resilience it takes to work at the cutting edge, and how designers today must rethink what it means to guide a “conversation” between people and AI systems.\nThis episode explores:\nHow conversational AI is shifting from voice-only to multimodal\nDesigning Gemini Live, a real-time companion that can see what you see, translate across languages, and collaborate in the moment\nThe challenge of creating trust frameworks for LLMs\nWhy voice identity and diversity matter when users form ongoing relationships with AI\nThe shift from deterministic flowcharts to principles, guidelines, and facilitation between humans and AI models\nThe role of user research and feedback loops in validating hypotheses and iterating products\nLessons from designing communication systems for autonomous vehicles and emerging interfaces\nThis conversation offers a vital perspective, whether you're a veteran in the field or just starting out, on where conversation design has been—and its trajectory in this new era of generative, multimodal AI. The ultimate question after listening is: how do we design conversational experiences that are not only intelligent but genuinely human-centered, adaptive, and trustworthy?\nContact Us\nThanks for tuning in to Unprompted, for more practical lessons, and behind-the-scenes stories, exclusive events, and candid insights, visit our website or follow us on your favorite social platform.\nFollow us on social media:\nX (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/CDInstitute_\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/Conversation_Design_Institute/\nFacebook:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-iQg5hMdBJ8PK4wI_rIzkGYVHTLjksUyCb3FxXpUxMI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yOTg2/ZWU1YjkwYTcwMWNm/NGQwZTFhNTA0Njg5/MmQ0NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}