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Kurtis Beavers

Kurtis Beavers

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Principal Design Director
Fluent in X3 Horizontals
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Kurtis is a design director who partners with product teams in E+D to deliver Copilot for M365 as a system.

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Art directing DALL-E

Ethics + Responsible Design
Overview

Curious about what AI could mean for design and designers? One hackathon project set out to find out! In this interactive talk, we’ll explore how DALLE-2, the text-to-art generator, can be used in creating Fluent-styled visualizations and images, and what all that means for designers, future users, and consumers of the outputs. Learn how we tried to decipher the formula for creating Fluent-style images, and our thought process for answering tough questions. For instance, is there a syntax we should be aware of that produces and what attributes are important to recreate this style? We’ll also discuss the implications and possible harms of this new technology and share our thoughts and findings on this hot topic.

100: LLMs in action: A practical guide to designing for Copilot

AI Product Design
Overview

Large language models (LLMs) are transforming product innovation and execution. But they also require ethical and responsible design. Join us for a panel discussion from designers and researchers who have been working on the Microsoft 365 Copilot experience to learn how they have tackled the challenge of creating LLMs that are innovative and responsible at scale. The panel discussion will include a Q&A and an open discussion where you can ask questions, share ideas, and learn from others who work in this space.

100: Fluent AI guidelines: New toolkit walkthrough

AI Skillsets
Overview

Feast your eyes on the latest toolkit from Fluent—the AI guidelines. It provides a starting point for your AI designs, featuring components and patterns aligned with our Fluent system.

Copilot: The Journey So Far

Design operationsDesign operations
Overview

It's been almost one year since Copilot was announced. Join us for a discussion of the unique process challenges and what we have learned along the way.

Co-creating Copilot

Brand & visual designBrand & visual design
Overview

At Microsoft we cocreate in a community. ​ Join a collective of representatives from brand, marketing, and product teams as they share their reflections from behind the scenes untangling our most important AI product – Copilot.