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Product & Design Pulse v43
A Week of User Delight Feature Additions
Malcom Jones
June 09, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of Product & Design Pulse, where we explore the latest in tech, product, design, and innovation! We remember Apple visionary Bill Atkinson, whose work on MacPaint and HyperCard helped shape the graphical interface era. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for stronger AI regulation and transparency, while OpenAI resisted The New York Times’ sweeping legal demands for training data. Meta’s Oversight Board ruled against the company for leaving up an AI-generated video impersonating Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo. On the product front, Figma launched a developer-friendly MCP server, Bing introduced a free AI video creation tool, and Spotify partnered with United Airlines to bring curated audio to in-flight entertainment. Plus, Snapchat debuted on Apple Watch, Gemini added scheduled actions, and new tools continued to advance the open social web.
Last week…
Bill Atkinson, Apple’s Original Mac Visionary, Dies at 73
Bill Atkinson, a key software architect behind the original Macintosh, has died at 73. Atkinson was responsible for groundbreaking innovations such as MacPaint and HyperCard, helping define the graphical user interface era. His legacy includes shaping early personal computing and inspiring generations of designers and developers.
Anthropic’s CEO: AI Companies Need to Embrace Regulation and Transparency
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, argues that AI companies must actively support government regulation and increase transparency to ensure the safe development of advanced AI systems. He advocates for third-party audits, open evaluations of models, and clear safety benchmarks to manage long-term risks. Amodei emphasizes that voluntary self-governance isn’t enough given the potential impact of frontier AI technologies.
OpenAI’s Response to The New York Times Data Demand
OpenAI has responded to The New York Times’ legal discovery demands, asserting that the newspaper’s requests are overly broad and pose serious privacy and competitive risks. The company argues that turning over its training data and model weights would set a dangerous precedent for the industry. OpenAI reaffirms its commitment to copyright compliance while opposing what it sees as an unjustified legal overreach.
Meta Oversight Board Rules Against Leaving AI-Manipulated Ronaldo Video Online
Meta’s Oversight Board ruled that Facebook should have removed a manipulated video depicting Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo Nazário endorsing an online game — a deepfake that used AI to impersonate his likeness without consent. The board criticized Meta for not taking down the misleading post and for failing to adequately address the harms posed by synthetic media. It also recommended stronger policies for managing deceptive AI-generated content, especially when it involves public figures.
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We’re starting to roll out a lightweight version of memory improvements to Free users. In addition to existing saved memories, ChatGPT now references your recent conversations to provide more personalized responses.
— OpenAI (@OpenAI)
4:26 PM • Jun 3, 2025
