> I think a ton of iOS apps will be replaced by ChatGPT/Claude. I think there is a big opening for a company to redesign the phone from the ground up purely around an AI assistant instead of apps

We've already seen several attempts to make devices purely around assistants like Humane Pin or Rabbit. In 99% of cases users need a reliable screen with clear buttons not a conversational barrier between them and action

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aurareturn 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I think the direction was correct, but it was too early, execution was poor and the teams were inexperienced and underfunded.

I personally didn't like the voice-approach of Humane Pin. Rabbit R1 was more interesting but execution was poor, screen was not big enough, models weren't smart enough, apps and services weren't as open via MCP as they are now and in the future.

I want to see a company like OpenAI or a very well funded veteran company give it a try.

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satvikpendem 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They mean it'd look like a screen like a regular phone but the OS is purely a chatbot. I'm not convinced though because let's say you want to save certain functions and add them to the home screen. Well, you've reinvented apps.

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aurareturn 2 days ago | parent [-]

But they're apps that your agent built, can change, and interact with.

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PotatoPrime 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I get the appeal, but doesn't an aspect of this sound exhausting? Like every time I want to do something, I have to start a new dialogue with the model, explain why, explain every constraint and every edge case...

I don't know, I think there's 1 or 2 apps I might like that for, but for many, I think I'd run into trade offs I didn't expec and at a certain point I feel like I'd end up feeling like 'I wish someone would just do this for me'.

If the models would tell me no sometimes, I could see this working, but opinionated models would need to 'mesh' with your opinions right? So then we'd end up where software is now, just choosing the model we prefer, instead of the specific app. And then there will be times my preferred model isn't the right model for 'this' application, so now I'm juggling multiple model apps, and what did we solve exactly?

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sumeno 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Normal people do not want to do that, they just want their stuff to work

	▲	aurareturn 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You're right. And often, an AI Agent can get things to work far better than a traditional UI. That's why I've been trying to do everything in Claude Code.
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codesnik 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm waiting for lip-reading device, it has to happen. Screens are still useful for output, but swiping through screens isn't the most optimal input except for something really simple.

	▲	criddell 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Lip reading? To get something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9hxwgH2tN0