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Are User Interfaces Shrinking? - by Midas Kwant

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Today, with AI getting better at predicting and anticipating human tasks and input — I hypothesize user interfaces designed for predictable tasks will shrink quickly, if not disappear entirely, while complex (and often creative) tools are made more accessible with an AI collaborating within the same interfaces to reduce human effort. I argue that interfaces most resistant to shrinkage are those designed for a wide range of unpredictable tasks. Let’s look at how interfaces have shrunk already through a relatively obvious consumer use case: watching videos. When YouTube launched in 2005, it launched with a very simple core flow to get people to watch videos they find entertaining: A search box (text field) requiring human input to yield personalized results: type in a video title or topic. A results page requiring human input: e.g. the act of exploring the search results and deciding which video to watch based on thumbnails and titles. A video card requiring human opt-in: click on a vide

Are User Interfaces Shrinking? Ever since technology has gotten better, interfaces required less human input to get people to their desired outcomes, and as a result, user interfaces have shrunk. AI will accelerate this trend. Midas Kwant Dec 23, 2024 7 Share Today, with AI getting better at predicting and anticipating human tasks and input — I hypothesize user interfaces designed for predictable tasks will shrink quickly, if not disappear entirely, while complex (and often creative) tools are made more accessible with an AI collaborating within the same interfaces to reduce human effort. I ar

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