Background

Mind Foundry, founded at Oxford University, leads in developing cutting-edge AI for both government and private sectors. They set out to build a novel system where machine learning models could autonomously interact and improve themselves. This ambitious innovation required designing a supporting system that integrated advanced technology with user-friendly oversight tools, laying the groundwork for future AI applications.

My Role

Collaboration

Collaborated closely with scientists and engineers during several months of discovery sessions to deeply understand the complex AI system architecture.

System Design

Planned and designed system flows with clear start and end points, creating a viable framework to support autonomous machine learning processes.

Prototype

Designed and tested a prototype in Figma and code, which became part of the patent and set UI standards for future Mind Foundry products.

Process

Research:

Conducted in-depth discovery sessions with scientists and engineers to fully understand the complex AI system architecture.

Ideation & Design:

Created clear system flows and designed a functional prototype in Figma and code to support autonomous machine learning.

Testing & Delivery:

Tested the prototype with users, refined the design, and delivered a final version that became part of the patent and established UI standards for future products.

Challenges & Trade-offs

Designing for complexity:

Translating highly technical, evolving AI architecture into a usable interface was a major challenge. It required deep collaboration with scientists to bridge the gap between abstract concepts and practical design.

Balancing autonomy and control:

Creating a system that was both self-managing and able to prompt human intervention meant carefully defining boundaries between automated processes and user oversight.

Establishing scalable design standards:

Building a prototype that not only supported this unique technology but could also serve as a foundation for a broader design system required balancing immediate functionality with long-term usability across Mind Foundry's products.

Outcomes

Patent Contribution

The final prototype was included in the official patent filing for the technology and I was named one of the inventors.

Stakeholder Impact

Scientists and engineers praised the clarity and usability of the system design, highlighting its role in aligning technical functionality with user needs.

Design System adoption

The design system created for this prototype became the foundation for UI standards across all future and existing Mind Foundry products.

Mind Foundry - Continuous Meta Learning Application Design and UI Kit

Mar 2023

Application Design

Problem Statement

Mind Foundry needed a system to support autonomous machine learning models that could self-build and learn from each other, while allowing humans to intervene when necessary. The challenge was designing a clear, intuitive interface that balanced complex AI automation with user control and oversight.

Background

My Role

Process

Challenges & Trade-offs

Outcomes