Here’s a first look at our speakers and how they’re interrogating craft, quality, and intention in an AI-powered world.

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Ahead of Config 2026, several speakers share their perspectives on AI's impact on creativity, craft, and product design. Holly Herndon sees AI expanding creative capacity and enabling artists to become orchestrators. Danit Peleg highlights AI's role in bridging digital and physical manufacturing. Vicki Tan draws parallels between creativity and decision-making, emphasizing care and attention over originality. Matthew Ström-Awn argues that quality will increasingly be defined by real-world product impact rather than traditional credibility signals. Grant Sanderson contends that as software implementation becomes commoditized, design grows more important. All speakers converge on a key question: as AI agents become users themselves, who are we really building for?

Our Config 2026 speakers on the biggest opportunities with AI

On pushing the outer limits of craft and creativity