Kirkus Reviews calls Sentient Design “an essential guide for building responsible and revolutionary AI-mediated user experiences.” Their verdict: “Get it.”
In this insightful manual, Clark and Kindred define sentient design as the practice of creating intelligent interfaces that adapt to real-time user context. …
This work is distinguished from standard tech guides by its measured, ethical stance; Clark and Kindred dedicate space to defensive design, teaching readers ways to manage the often fickle, sycophantic, and hallucinatory nature of AI. The authors offer practical design techniques for handling bias and overconfidence, emphasizing that systems must remain adherent to human interactions and judgment. …
The collaborative voice of the authors infuses a tone of experienced wisdom into the text, effectively blending high-tech subject matter with human-centric techniques and values that will be useful to product leaders and designers.
Kirkus is like the Associated Press of book reviewers: sturdy, reserved, to the point. The warm recommendation means a lot to Veronika and me as authors; we hope it means something to you as potential readers, too.
Sentient Design will be released on June 9, 2026. The book is available for pre-order from Rosenfeld Media (15% preorder discount), Amazon, and all your favorite booksellers.
