0xdesigner
@0xdesigner
❌ generative interfaces... the gas-powered car was invented in 1886. the driver steered with a tiller, a joy-stick thing used to steer boats. push the tiller to left, the car turned right. and vice versa. steering sucked. it was hard to use and car crashes were common. steering wheels weren’t widely adopted until 1904. it took nearly 20 years for the interaction design to evolve from tillers to steering wheels. it took nearly 20 years to figure out that the old design doesn’t fit the new technology. i wonder how long it will take to realize that clicking buttons doesn’t fit in LLM paradigms. UIs as we know them are the tillers of the next phase of the internet.
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@jhinnbay.eth
I wrote a piece on this called Clay UX… it’s very rough and needs molding. But the metaphor kind of captures how the UI needs to be fluid, just like our input. Then again, who knows? Maybe simply prompting and googling prompt structure will be the wave for the next 30 years before quantum.
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nir.eth
@nir
Have been saying buttons will disappear for a while too. Don’t think the two are exclusive. Whatever you are looking at or hearing as an “interface”, it’ll be unique to you / that moment
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agusti
@bleu.eth
have you seen the efforts of letting the llms call tools/output ui components/cards
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Michael
@michael
Even after they figured out steering wheels it still took a while before cars were usable. Old dashboard clusters are fascinating
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@BestCryptoTwits
@bestcryptotwits
Wild take
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Vinay Débrou ⚙️
@vinaydebrou.eth
I don't think generative on-the-fly interfaces are going to get any traction outside 1% novelty-chasing users. Most people want a reliable consistent interface but they would want to tailor and rearrange it to their liking. So offerring customization is key. Let them choose and assemble.
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antaur
@antaur.eth
great analogy! would you say the same applies to signing-in to your wallet making sure you are on the right chain before you send (rather then loose) USDC?
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