Really enjoyed this, interesting read as always! It reminded me of Google Labs’ recent GenTabs project [1], and also of a recent ACM paper on user-assembled LLM-mediated tools from web content [2]. Feels like similar concepts are emerging in multiple places, all centered around lightweight intent-driven tools rather than traditional apps, which I think makes a lot of sense. Curious how this will evolve!

[1] https://labs.google/disco

[2] https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3706598.3713285

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btbuildem 14 hours ago | parent [-]

I think UIs will become more "generative" or "on demand". Not necessarily always generated anew, but assembled from pre-generated (reproducible) components, to suit a specific workflow.

I think especially in context of software that is complex and takes a long time to master, this could be the next breakthrough. Instead of paths-to-goal being buried in sequences of menus and config panels, workflow pathways would be invocable with plain language.

	▲	girvo 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		A lot of investment at some very large companies you know are trying to achieve this right now, and betting big on it. So far the lack of determinism when it is required gets in the way, but we’ll see: it feels surmountable.