aiPods
Explore the world of artificial intelligence (AI) & user experience design (UX). Interact with AI podcasts.
Free accessible insights: chat with AI NotebookLM*
AI or genAI may be providing incorrect or misleading responses. What’s going on?
* What are NotebookLM Audio Overviews?
Audio Overviews are…
Audio Overviews are lively “deep dive” discussions that summarize the key topics in your sources. This is an experimental feature and below are some notes to help you get started:
You can share your feedback on an Audio Overview using the thumbs up and thumbs down buttons.
Audio Overviews (including the voices) are AI-generated, so there might be inaccuracies and audio glitches.
Audio Overviews are not a comprehensive or objective view of a topic, but simply a reflection of your sources.
Audio Overviews will be in the output language you have selected in your Notebook Settings.
It can take several minutes to generate an Audio Overview (feel free to do other things while generation is in progress).
You need edit access to a notebook in order to generate or delete an Audio Overview.
Access my newest NotebookLM on my 2006 Essay ‘‘Pre-Selfie Architecture Photography: Alternative Interpassivity Before Mobile Ubiquity‘ , read the blog.
aiPods are interactive podcasts on everyday AI/UX design and societal topics.
aiPods serve as my interactive AI podcast laboratory where the thoughtful duo Aiko & Blaise—two empathetic digital personas I’ve crafted using AI—Converse directly with you.
Aiko & Blaise Converse adopt various genAI forms and visual avatars across different platforms, while maintaining consistent, fact-based research and explanations. Their friendly, self-reflective tone accompanies genuinely documented information—never fabricated. They are proud to cite the sourced authors fully and try to reference names, dates and concepts. Their main purpose is to promote self-education – within an open E-learning space.
Dish out insights and witty crtitique with AI personas Aiko & Blaise on UX design, human-centered AI design, and associated societal topics – curated for their particular relevance today.
Visit the aiPods Listing
Welcome to my blog at kinokast.eu, where I explore fresh intersections of AI UX design and a range of societal topics with self-educational, interactive AI-podcasts: aiPods.
I am Jerome Bertrand, a (‘with a-pinch-of-salt’) seasoned AI UX UI designer, all times design educator and life-long visual artist.
I am today curating and creating AI-based podcasts to help myself (and you, other creators and researchers) adapt to specific AI-driven changes in their UX design, life & professional development.
My motto is Mentoring the mentor in you
So how to start? Do anything below:
- Listen to my most recent aiPod 019, audio only (32:58min)
- Interact with the full NotebookLM (ask me for a personal link)
- Visit my blog
Review my list of aiPods podcasts
Check this? This is NOT my voice (HeyGen.com)
Check availability in my calendar and book a free, human Zoom or Google Meet.
No panic.
Is playfull exploration of AI behaviors and human-like language models (LLMs) possible?
The Teaser video dual-podcast below is a test of a new function on HeyGen (May 2025). Avatars are ‘Gala’ and ‘Raul’ on a free, new so-called dual-podcast functionality.
Read blog on genAI: AI Hype economy decay and ‘Hype-As-A-Service’ (Haas)
tl;dr
What about the tease in that genAI video dual-podcast?
Can we playfully explore AI’s human-like language model behaviors without unnecessary alarm?
This AI dual podcast with HeyGen.ai proposes a sophisticated Analysis of Contemporary Artificial Intelligence Limitations.
But how do you feel about the topics and how they are treated here with genAI?
I have been experimenting with HeyGen’s innovative ‘Dual Podcast’ AI generation capability.
Indeed, one might suggest that such experimentation serves only as a spice that enhances the flavour of existence…In other words,this would be a way of passing time.
But the results serve I think, if evidence were required, as a compelling demonstration that these artificially intelligent conversational entities—despite their polished veneer—invariably betray their limitations when tasked with reciting and interpreting provided text.
The stark disparity between their behavioral performance (gestures) and authentic human discourse rather poignantly illustrates precisely what the narrative content attempts to elucidate: the pressing necessity for a more refined approach to artificial intelligence development—one, like Yann LeCun suggests will embody genuine social intelligence akin to human cognitive capabilities. (What your 2c? Leave me a comment below!)
Contact me to ask me anything human,. Or just tell me what you think!
I’ve noticed you haven’t explored aiPods yet. I’d love to understand why.
Whether you were just browsing or encountered obstacles, your feedback helps me create a better experience for creators like you.
Thank you—I personally review every response to improve kinokast.eu and my Aiko & Blaise interactive AI podcasts. I really appreciate your short collaboration here!
Mysterious lion walking in the Siemensstadt Housing Estate photo! (?!)
Co-workers said…
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Jerome strikes me as a compassionate teacher who takes care of each and everyone of his students while making sure they achieve their learning goals.
I appreciate his direct communication of any sort, which makes finding the right solutions together faster.
It’s been a pleasure working with him.
Program Lead
The Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam, Germany
Madini Liebscher
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Jerome worked helped us to on-board our UX/UI design specialist and help her figuring out what our business and user interface needs are.
His ability to coach and teach helped was of great value, and we’re looking forward to working with him again in the future!
Principal Software Engineer
Reonic, Berlin, Germany
Hans Hübner
Converse and Interact with Aiko & Blaise, my aiPods two designer personas.
Easily. Now!
Example of one of my recent aiPods: number 019
AI Personas, Indispensable Human Skills, Abilities, and Inclusive Design
The free interactive Mode NotebookLM is part of this Conversational ai-based podcast.
Converse with aiPods, Interactive AI-based Podcasts and Notebooks.
Note: AI or genAI is providing incorrect or misleading responses. What’s going on?
Logo style, AI Art critique: “In the contemplative stillness of the Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, an evocative front image unfurls before us, compelling in its abstraction and resonant with the echoes of Gerhard Richter’s “Strip” paintings on the physical background.”
Read about when AI attempts to replace a logo style, art critique (2023)
Photo by Jerome Bertrand © 2023 – Photo series ‘Splitting’ (License, Creative Commons: CC BY-NC 4.0)
Cultivating Critical Discourse Through Digital Curation?
I meticulously document and curate AI-generated dialogues (I called them ‘AB Converse’ or ABC, or better: aiPods) at the nexus of artificial intelligence (AI), user experience design (UX) and authentic human historical narratives—all in service of fostering collective critical discernment in facts-based-design. You can interact with my free aiPod via this NotebookLM (ask me for your personal link).
Blog posts
Even the bitterest fruit has sugar in it.
– Terry a. O’Neal (1973)
American writer and poet. O’Neal was named one of the century’s great Black women writers in a book entitled Literary Divas: The Top 100+ Most Admired African-American Women Writers in Literature (2006).
Aiko & Blaise Converse interactive podcasts, I called them aiPods
Dive deep into critical conversations and ask questions about AI and UX design that matter.
Check out my NotebookLM podcasts speech-to-speech Interactive mode, where you can engage live with your comments and question (only in English at the moment).
Access the free interactive podcast: aiPod 018
Story: AI personas in UX design: limitations and divergence
The promises and perils of generative artificial intelligence, particularly focusing on the limitations of current AI learning methods when compared to natural, human cognition.
aiPod – 018 – Audio Only (fast track_19:09min)
aiPod 018 – E-learning – Mathematical Hurdles to Human-Level AI
AI Personas Limitations and Divergence from Reality
(ask me for a personal link)
View the Video Teaser (with a pin of salt)
(this HeyGen, new genAI video podcast proves the theme at its own peril I think, quite in point: not much emotional reality in this dialogue)
Access the free interactive podcast: aiPod 017
Adapting to Declining UX design ROI in the Age of AI
Story: UX design Evolution & ROI: From Web Explosion to AI Revolution
Ask any question with voice-to-speech!
Access the free interactive podcast: aiPod 012
Listen to a contextual backstory on AI, UX design and Art, listen to and interact with my NotebookLM aiPod 012 podcast. More on this aiPod about AI and Art.
AI podcasts
All aiPods Listing
What people said…
“
Jerome is a dedicated out-of-the-box thinker, an excellent graphic designer. With his visionary visual skills, he blew the minds of customers at many occasions.”
Full Professor of Product Development
Faculty of Design Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium
Jouke Verlinden
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Jerome is a compassionate and supportive teacher who is clearly very passionate and experienced in design. It was wonderful having his guidance through my learning process.
Specifically, he offered me a lot of support in navigating the design thinking process and helping to sift through large amounts of user insights, design problems and where to focus.
UX Researcher, Product Manager
Design Thinking, Service Design, Berlin, Germany
Nina Lloyd
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My Essay on NotebookLM: Just Research & Join the LIVE chat!
Pre-Selfie Architecture Photography: Alternative Interpassivity Before Mobile Ubiquity’ My research originally dated 2006 explores alternative interpassivity in architectural photography—a concept I developed from 2005, inspired by the thinking of among others: ‘my master’ Lucien Hervé (1910-2007), the French-Hungarian photographer and longtime friend of Le Corbusier; American modern architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974); and Slovenian Marxist…
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AI Job Interview Scam or Dark UX? How Perplexity AI Uncovered the Truth
Perplexity.ai helps me check a VOX AI, clear AI job interview scam or at least, a badly done AI job, or plain UX black pattern?
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‘HaaS’: AI Hype economy decay?
‘HaaS’ Badge image, Courtesy of Stephen Klein, 2025. ‘HYPE-AS-A-SERVICE (Haas)’: In the AI Economy’s Circular Conundrum of AI Hype’s Profits, Predictions, and Synthetic Perils Generative AI’s Self-Consuming Paradox The generative AI revolution is eating itself—quite literally. And it’s doing so with a rather voracious appetite. While I was scrolling through my LinkedIn feed yesterday, I…
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Reflexive AI Trajectories 2025-2027
The collection of aiPod, AI podcasts features an e-learning platform for designers looking to integrate AI into their workflow, complete with an “Interactive mode” button that allows listeners to pause and ask questions during the learning experience. UX Design, AI Personas? Indispensable Human Skills? Inclusive Design? I would love to hear your thoughts! AUDIO ONLY (31:09min) INTERACTIVE MODE…
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Compare these 2, free AI Notebooks
Please help me to compare two new ways of learning with AI notebooks on the topics of Ai and UX design Best practices… Test the two new notebooks I’ve created and curated with identical content sources about AI and UX design Best practices and considerations. They both contain the same content. It would be great…
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Happy Valentine’s day party Simulacra (AI Research, 2023)
Short Read – the aiPod 006 Valentine Simulacra recap Call a bird, a bird? What Are Generative Agents? Generative Agents are AI systems designed to simulate human-like behavior. They can learn, adapt, and make decisions based on their experiences, much like how humans do. These agents aren’t just following pre-programmed scripts; they’re actively processing information…
More experiments with AI
Aiko & Blaise are my attempts at creating AI, hosting-personas. They are experiments of fictitious characters I created with the goal to help you research a range of curated topics by way of an (interactive), text-to-speech (TTS) or voice conversational dialogue. They hone a tone as well as characteristic behaviors that are automated, and are known to may make mistakes – yes just like humans!
I make use of many innovative AI like the Google NotebookLM Audio Overview, ‘speech-to-speech’- in Interactive mode (Beta). You can interact LIVE with audio by hitting the ‘Join!’ Button.
It is an exciting time for text-to-speech AI technology and more experiments will follow, in multiple languages.
Have a look – an speech interaction demo with at Sesame
Ask questions with your working mic to Aiko & Blaise (aiPods only in English at this point)
Try it here (free, please ask me for the link to access this NotebookLM).
Compare two Notebook approaches (Google NotebookLM with Audio Overview and Cobundle with no Audio yet) about AI & UX design Best practices.
Read more
Generative Agents Research
AI UX design and Interactive Simulacra of Human Behavior
A free research
Google NotebookLM
What people said…
“
Working with Jerome was a wonderful experience for me not least because of what I learnt from him and helping me further my career but also Jerome fostered a fantastic and fun working environment and team. Should the opportunity arise in the future I would be glad to work again with Jerome.”
Product designer
Consultant EY Tax & Services, Berlin
Niall Mc Manus
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Jerome has been a fantastic lead teacher and mentor. Although we did not technically work together, I see our teacher-learner dialogue as a rich experience in collaborative work! Thanks to him I was able to transform my career path efficiently and smoothly.
Whenever I have a hard decision to make related to my designer’s career and need some advice, I don’t hesitate to knock again at his door!
Product designer
Tourlane, Berlin
Jinyu Chen
My story
In January 2025, I decided to migrate kinokast.org to Hostinger.com with WordPress.org, along with updating to the (I think) simpler and more generic domain name: kinokast.eu.
This migration will also save me lots of time!
Mission
My mission is about empowering UX designers to move beyond technical solutions, creating design processes that are deeply empathetic, culturally aware, and universally accessible. I do this collaborating and learning with AI tooling, AI agents and a healthy dose of human, necessary self-irony.
In 2025, everyone’s personal and business AI stack will very probably include custom (educational) apps to support their work and continuous learning, at work, at home and on the move (the like of chatGPT’s, dedicated AI agents and mobile, voice AI).
My taste? (what is yours?)
I work like many of us today a.o. with OpenAI, Mistral.ai, Claude.ai or other leading AI systems. AI apps like assistants, companions, advisers or agents will tend to work more and more as our colleagues. They will not only act like our well trained computing-slaves but as co-creating tools. They will adopt – or fully mimic -useful co-workers’ hands, behaviors and mindsets to engage in collaboration. How to design these new man-machine interactions and serve humans the best?
Bio
I’ve been working in user experience design, education and coaching for 25 years (my full Bio). I’ve built this website first as a blogging side-project – and it’s taking more attention lately.
Stay tuned but not too hyped up!
AI development should better slow down a bit to accommodate well with a true – human – collaborative, pace and space.
Let’s keep focused on the true human experience of technology. Where technology can sometimes help in doing just that.
My new, 2025, self-learning AI-agent: @Speax
Get in contact!
Listen to my free aiPods produced with AI tools & apps, the like of: Mistral, Claude, chatGPT, Perplexity, NotebookLM…
Need a live Portfolio review?
Lets meet here (free call)
> AB Converse of the day (aiPod 019, Interactive)
– a new aiPod, where aiTeam Aiko & Blaise respond to your questions!
People said
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Jerome was often pointing out how to make this UX and UI design learning process more fun, how to enjoy the creative and intellectual process in design thinking. Most importantly for me, he showed me how to implement previous skills and knowledge gained as a fashion designer into a new field – totally new to me.
Fashion and Graphic Designer
Cash For Trash, Novi Sad, Serbia
Milena Mila Popovic
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I have known Jerome for more than a decade. He’s is one of the professionals I met along my path that fit well in a talent description:
Creativity is one thing but when properly applied to human needs, interactive systems, and education, it becomes magical.
Strategist, Principal Consultant
Keen Design, Utrecht, Netherlands
Jonathan Arnowitz
Watch mini-serie on AI: ‘Prompt’ (1/10)
The unique 3 min episodes from Arte.tv, all about a serious world of irony of the AI!
The Arte.tv mini docs series about AI: more than just tasty humor.
10 x short, brilliant, (3 min) episodes about our hyper-AI life.
Available until 29/08/2027 on Arte.tv
Prompt is an artificial intelligence programme that genuinely wants to help you live a better life. Can it bring us some sunshine?
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My working philosophy (or ethics); motto is ‘mentoring the mentor in you’. My mission is to help emerging AI-driven UX design individuals, groups and companies achieve human-centered design processes, products & services through my AI UX design coaching.
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Share your ideas and professional growth objectives. Get started with that AI and UX design coaching.
The first Speak aiPod001 is out!
Speak-001: Unfiltered AI UX Design Translations (no visuals)
Your first free class: Speak aiPod-001
Your first free class: Speak aiPod-001
Access free resources here to aid your step-by-step learning.
Listen at work, at home, or on the road!
2025 UX design AI Survey
Which need of UX AI design coaching in 2025?
Thank you for taking this short 1-minute survey.
This will help me to match our dialogues!
Connect directly in-person?
Dive into my online calendar. Book a free 15-30 min Meet with me.
We will explore, in person, what we together can set out to achieve.
Asking why with a purpose is free!
AI UX Design for Good
Introducing a new, affordable educational initiative for AI UX design, centered on ethical applications. I am starting the New Year 2025 with the theme ‘AI UX Design for Good.’
This collaborative, hybrid (Human-AI) type of coaching program is available at a highly competitive rate. It is much lower than standard commercial UX design or AI development coaching rates to accommodate for learners world-wide.
First meet up in-person? Book a free chat here!
Connect!
Membership (website)
LinkedIn profile
Contact me
chat @ kinokast
More people said
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Jerome is one of the most passionate, honest and thoughtful designers, mentors and teachers I have come across. He truly lives for nothing other than encouraging and inspiring his design students.
Most of all, I learned how to build self-confidence as a designer.
UX & UI Designer
PwC Deutschland, Hamburg
Sungran Lee
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Jerome and I embarked on a project to harness mapping APIs like Google Maps, Google Earth 3D assets and MS Virtual Earth for presenting location based information and services in an intuitive and appealing web interface (GeoGames).
Jerome’s talent as a designer and as an artist is complemented by his passion for creating a compelling product and his willingness to put in the hard work needed to reach the goal.
Senior Development Expert
Rhode & Schwarz,? Munich
Bernhard Sterzbach
Experimenting with chatGPT
ask\wAI chatGPT mentoring UX design assistants
ask\wAI Assistant & Coach (custom chatGPT)
ask\wAI – Purpose-driven UX design chatGPTs
How can AI be used to enhance the UX design process itself? (requires OpenAI Plus)
AI can be a powerful tool within the UX design workflow:
• AI-powered design assistants: Tools like “ask\wAI Pro” act as virtual mentors, providing feedback and playful critique on design choices.
• Facilitating team collaboration: Tools like “Unity UX Coach” aim to improve communication and collaboration within design teams, ensuring everyone is in sync.
UX design mentor Assistant – ask\wAI (custom chatGPT)
(OpenAI Plus required)
Purpose: Design Productivity
Ask anything human to a professionally curated UX design mentor – AI UX design assistant. Empower your daily UX design practice with some necessary and healthy self-irony…
…is like having a personal trainer for your UX design journey – that guides and challenges you, but also makes sure you have fun and don’t take yourself too seriously.
UnityUX Coach – ask\wAI (custom chatGPT)
(OpenAI Plus required)
Purpose: Team Productivity
UnityUX Coach is Empowering UX teams with masterful communication and conflict resolution strategies to enhance collaboration, streamline design processes, and foster a harmonious work environment.
UnityUX Coach is like a conductor of an orchestra, bringing together different instruments and players to create a harmonious and beautiful symphony. Just as a conductor uses their skills to guide and communicate with the musicians, the UnityUX Coach empowers and guides UX teams to work together seamlessly and create a flawless design process.
ask\wAI – StudyBuddy (custom chatGPT)
ask\wAI – StudyBuddy chatGPTs
For continuous learning (OpenAI Plus required)
AI “studybuddy” chatGPTs can assist designers take notes and revisit UX design literature classics by providing interactive learning experiences.
Continuous learning UX design with AI is like building a prospective bridge. With each new book or study, you add another support. This strengthens your understanding and allows you to reach new degrees of expertise.
Just like a bridge connects two points, continuous learning connects your current understanding to new and innovative ideas.
And just like a bridge requires maintenance and reinforcement, continuous learning requires revisiting and re-reading previous materials. This solidifies your foundation and builds upon it continuously.
UX Design – StudyBuddy (custom chatGPT)
UX design – StudyBuddy UX Strategy/ Jaime Levy
(OpenAI Plus required)
Purpose: Continuous Education
ask\wAI – UX Book StudyBuddy guide to note-taking.
Learn from Jaime Levy’s “UX strategy. How to devise innovative digital products that people want” ©2015.
Re-read UX design classics!
UX Design – StudyBuddy (custom chatGPT)
UX design – StudyBuddy UX Elements for the Web / JJ Garrett
(OpenAI Plus required)
Purpose: Continuous Education
ask\wAI – UX Book StudyBuddy guide to note taking.
Learn from Jesse James Garrett’s “The Elements of User Experience. User-centered Design Experience for the Web” ©2003
Check and study UX design classics!
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
– Molière (1622 – 1673)
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more.
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