How Can Artificial Intelligence Transform the Future Design Paradigm and Its Innovative Competency Requisition: Opportunities and Challenges

With the unprecedented advancement of artificial intelligence technology, the context, processes, tools, methods, and ethics of design are facing significant changes. This study explores the opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence technology brings to design and put forward a capability model that designers should acquire in the AI era. There are 4 main opportunity points, namely "The optimization of design process, tools and resources", "The expansion of design inspiration, direction and field", "The enrichment of design generation, content and output", "The improvement of design efficiency, quality and accuracy". In terms of design challenges and ethics, 7 points have been clarified, including "Capability substitution and unemployment issues", "Ownership and protection of intellectual property", "Data security and privacy protection", "Transparent communication and real-time feedback", "Group diversity and prejudice avoidance", "Social morality and ethical norms", and "Universality and social equity". Finally, in facing the future shock of AI on the design profession, the author proposes a competency wheel of design futures literacy, which includes 7 crucial capabilities designers need in theAI Era, there are "Subtle perception", "Infinite imagination", "Sharpe-eyed insight", "Forward-looking decision-making", "Systemic planning capability", "Hybrid computing capability", and "Whole-chain creativity". This study provides a valuable dialogue space for AI-enabled design paradigm and the evolutionary direction of future designers' competency.