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AI for UX Index — July 2026

The roster — plus context — on two axes: degree (reach) by betweenness (cross-cluster spanning). Click a quadrant to zoom in, a category to filter, a node or row for the full profile. Researched and generated with Claude, so this is just for fun.

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Click a category to show/hide • Click a quadrant to zoom • Click a node for detail
Name Tier Quadrant Niche Platform Deg Btw Fit

Reading the map

Where a voice sits is degree (reach) by betweenness (cross-cluster spanning). Each quadrant calls for a different play.

low degree · high betweenness

Bridges — punch above weight

Your home quadrant. , , , , , and . The most underpriced names on the board.

high degree · high betweenness

Superconnectors

Reach and bridge. , , the broker institutions, plus near-misses like and .

low degree · low betweenness

Specialists

Tier 3 enterprise practitioners and citation HCI researchers. Cite and engage as peers; not distribution engines yet.

high degree · low betweenness

Megaphones

Big inside one cluster. , , , . Volume, not wall-jumping.

  • Circle — a voice. Color shows their cluster, and bigger dots are higher tiers.
  • Diamond — a broker: a publication or distribution surface, not one person.
  • Hollow square — a citation: cite and cross-pollinate, not a direct-outreach target.

On the climb

High-momentum AI-for-UX voices punching above their current reach — worth tracking before they consolidate. Click any to spotlight them in the chart.

Anna ArteevaDesign leader turned AI-coding educator; agentic coding and prototyping for designers — squarely your Claude Code lane.
Christine Vallauremoonlearning.io; teaches Figma-to-code and “Figma to Agents.” Bridging design and agentic build.
Maxime Rabot“AI without losing craft” — recurring lessons on AI + design systems and visual craft.
Kate SyumaGrowthmates; growth-design + AI onboarding. Growth↔UX crossover with real newsletter reach.
Erin EssexSr Interaction Designer at Google/YouTube; the practical, real role of AI in day-to-day UX.
Caitlin SullivanEx-Head of UXR at Spotify; teaches Claude Code for customer insights — a UXR-to-AI tooling bridge.
John WhalenCognitive scientist (Johns Hopkins PhD); agentic AI for research and synthetic users.
Sherveen MashayekhiProlific Maven host on AI for PMs and designers — agent interfaces and Figma Make walkthroughs.

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