AI prototyping tools explained: what to use, when

Hosted by Anna Arteeva

Wed, Mar 18, 2026

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AI Prototyping for Product Designers
Anna Arteeva, Kevin Cannon, and Jan Six
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What you'll learn

A simple map of the AI coding landscape

Clear categories that explain AI coding tools: models, agents, AI-first IDEs, and all-in-one builders.

Which tool fits which job

Fast prototypes, production-ready components, working in real codebase, data-backed demos and designing AI functionality

How to pick your primary tool

Speed vs. flexibility, simplicity vs. control, tech stack constraints, out-of-box functionality, collaboration options

How to combine tools and not get locked-in

When to start in an all-in-one builder, when to graduate to IDE or a coding agent

Why this topic matters

Feeling overwhelmed by the AI tooling zoo? One minute the say “you don’t need to code”, the next minute they explain how to install a coding agent inside your terminal. There are more than one path to start vibe-coding, the question is how to pick the tool that fits your needs, skills and use cases? I’ll give you a practical overview of the AI coding tools, agents, and AI-first IDEs, and platforms

You'll learn from

Anna Arteeva

Former Head of Product Design at Payoneer, AI educator

Anna Arteeva is a product design leader and former Head of Product Design at Payoneer. She works with product teams who are curious about AI, helping them turn ideas into working software rather than slide decks.

Her focus is on process transformation. She teaches designers, product managers and engineers how to build real apps, use design systems, connect them to data, and experiment with things like voice and AI-powered features in ways that actually ship.

Anna has trained individuals and teams at companies including Remote, Flatpay, Allianz and regularly speaks at UX communities across Europe about how AI is changing the way products are designed and built.

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