01532nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001200043653001400055653001800069653002200087653001900109653001800128100002400146700001900170245011400189856005800303300001000361490000600371520091100377022001401288       2024                            d  c03/202410aEducation10aGenerative AI10aIndustrial Design10aProduct Design10aText-to-Image1 aKristin A. Bartlett1 aJorge D. Camba00aGenerative Artificial Intelligence in Product Design Education: Navigating Concerns of Originality and Ethics  uhttps://www.ijimai.org/journal/bibcite/reference/3426  a55-640 v83 aImage-generative artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in the product design process. In this paper, we present examples of how it is being used and discuss the possibilities of how applications may evolve in the future. We discuss the legal and ethical implications of image-generative AI, including concerns about bias, hidden labor, theft from artists, lack of originality in the outputs, and lack of copyright protection. We discuss how these concerns apply to design education and provide recommendations to educators about how AI should be addressed in the design classroom. We recommend that educators introduce AI as one tool among many in the designer’s toolkit and encourage it to be used as a process tool rather than for generating final design deliverables. We also provide guidance for how educators might engage students in discussions about AI to enhance their learning.  a1989-1660