My mission is to make AI something people can trust, control -Teslim Bello, product designer, AI specialist
Teslim Bello, a product designer and AI specialist, discusses the importance of designing AI systems that prioritize human control and trust. He argues that companies often focus too much on volume metrics rather than ensuring AI tools effectively support user workflows and decision-making.
Why it matters
As AI integration accelerates, shifting the focus from mere adoption to human-centric design is critical for building reliable and safe intelligent systems.
Add as a preferred source Teslim Bello, specialist in human-artificial intelligence interaction, leads product design at ContextQA. His work focuses on how AI behaves when people need to trust, challenge, and correct its outputs. In this interview by KINGSLEY ALUMONA, he speaks about his work in AI, among other issues.
Tell us about your work in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and tech in general.
I am a product designer specialising in artificial intelligence, specifically human-AI interaction: designing how people interact with, inspect, and stay in control of AI systems. I currently lead product design at ContextQA, an agentic AI software-testing company based in the US.
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