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I suspect any minute the first software with integrated AI customization will launch. Geeks will hate it, but regular folks will love trading all those god damn

I suspect any minute the first software with integrated AI customization will launch. Geeks will hate it, but regular folks will love trading all those god damn endless settings and menus for a simple prompt bar. In an almost ironic twist, GUI will revert back to a "CLI".

WillAdams 7mo ago
Yeah, I've been wondering what this might look like for a 3D printer slicer --- heck, I'd be glad to just have a series of sliders: - aesthetic print quality - dimensional accuracy - strength - ease of removing supports - reliability of printing which resolve to two values which estimate: - print time - volume of material used/consumed in supports
- wolvoleo 7mo ago
  Yeah but not everyone has the same priorities within those sliders. For example strength is something that has many different types. Tensile strength, compression strength, shearing etc. You use different infills to optimise for each type. This differs per model. An AI can surely help optimise it but it won't always know which one to prioritize, it requires knowing exactly what the printed model will be used for. The same with aesthetics, usually you care about one specific side. And for ease of remove, are you willing to use support interface material? That makes a lot of difference.
  - _alternator_ 7mo ago
    I think this comment actually makes the case for highly custom LLM modifications to software. If you have priorities, you express them to the model and let it figure out how to maximize the UI for your needs.
    - wolvoleo 7mo ago
      Yes indeed but not as sliders IMO, that was my point
_alternator_ 7mo ago
The article basically said it did launch and then Apple blocked it. I’m really curious why I’m getting downvoted here. I fundamentally think that software is about to become 1000x more customizable and it’s a problem for the existing app model. If I’m wrong, I want to know why. The thread seems to have a bias against AI slop (totally understandable), but in my experience it can one shot simple and functional apps today, and the technology will likely be able to make much better apps in the near future.

WillAdams 7mo ago

Yeah, I've been wondering what this might look like for a 3D printer slicer --- heck, I'd be glad to just have a series of sliders: - aesthetic print quality - dimensional accuracy - strength - ease of removing supports - reliability of printing which resolve to two values which estimate: - print time - volume of material used/consumed in supports

wolvoleo 7mo ago
Yeah but not everyone has the same priorities within those sliders. For example strength is something that has many different types. Tensile strength, compression strength, shearing etc. You use different infills to optimise for each type. This differs per model. An AI can surely help optimise it but it won't always know which one to prioritize, it requires knowing exactly what the printed model will be used for. The same with aesthetics, usually you care about one specific side. And for ease of remove, are you willing to use support interface material? That makes a lot of difference.
- _alternator_ 7mo ago
  I think this comment actually makes the case for highly custom LLM modifications to software. If you have priorities, you express them to the model and let it figure out how to maximize the UI for your needs.
  - wolvoleo 7mo ago
    Yes indeed but not as sliders IMO, that was my point

_alternator_ 7mo ago

The article basically said it did launch and then Apple blocked it. I’m really curious why I’m getting downvoted here. I fundamentally think that software is about to become 1000x more customizable and it’s a problem for the existing app model. If I’m wrong, I want to know why. The thread seems to have a bias against AI slop (totally understandable), but in my experience it can one shot simple and functional apps today, and the technology will likely be able to make much better apps in the near future.