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With AI now being a real thing, I’m looking through all these “how it’s done” UI elements through a new lens. Like weather: Even when I want to know the local
by joshspankit 4y ago
With AI now being a real thing, I’m looking through all these “how it’s done” UI elements through a new lens.
Like weather: Even when I want to know the local weather do I want to watch it in real time? No. I’m having to watch it in real time because I need to predict how it’s going to affect my plans. I’d much rather have an AI do the real-time stuff and nudge me to say “Hey, there’s rain about an hour away” or “The park is definitely going to be great. Check in and make sure everyone is on the same page”.
There are still some things I do still want as a part of the UI, and even at AI’s best I still want a UI, but so much of that information overload is now functionally irrelevant.
- red-iron-pine 4y agoSounds similar to the "digital concierge" thing that was posted here last week. Which honestly sounds pretty good. Fine line between digital concierge, nagging, and something like out of the (dystopian) short story "Manna", though (available here: https://marshallbrain.com/manna1 https://marshallbrain.com/manna1)
- joshspankit 4y agoI just read the story but I can’t find the digital concierge post from last week. Can you link it? I feels like a better place for a further discussion on the story’s topics.