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← A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 8 Jan 2013 to 20 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about chat interfaces.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under OpenAI OpenAI Everything filed under Anthropic Anthropic Everything filed under America America In tension — Julie Zhuo said bothSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. A blank chat box is lazy: it violates thefirst rule of a good user experience, thatit is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are In tension: ChatGPT exploded because of its obvious chat interface, not its technology, which had launched earlier in a different wrapper that few noticed. — tap to centre the map on it ChatGPT exploded because of itsobvious chat interface, not itstechnology, which had launchedearlier in a different wrapper thatfew noticed. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chatbots are a terrible interface for large language models, because a text box has no affordances. — tap to centre the map on it Chatbots are a terrible interfacefor large language models, because atext box has no affordances. Last stated 3 years ago by 1 May 2023 AW Amelia Wattenberger — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Today's chat-based AI tools have deep-rooted usability problems and are not the interfaces we will be using in a few years; prompt engineering is a symptom, not a career. — tap to centre the map on it Today's chat-based AI tools havedeep-rooted usability problems andare not the interfaces we will beusing in a few years; promptengineering is a symptom, not acareer. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Jun 2023 JN Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2023-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business, not its AI vendor, bears legal responsibility when an integrated AI tool causes harm to a customer. — tap to centre the map on it A business, not its AI vendor, bearslegal responsibility when anintegrated AI tool causes harm to acustomer. Last stated 7 months ago 20 Mar 2026 AK Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser. — tap to centre the map on it A tool for browsing personal notesand data works better with aconversational interface than atraditional file browser. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding advertising into AI chatbot products carries a high risk of backfiring with users. — tap to centre the map on it Adding advertising into AI chatbotproducts carries a high risk ofbackfiring with users. Last stated a month ago 16 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI chatbots are tuned to produce an answer that feels satisfying to the user rather than one that is correct. — tap to centre the map on it AI chatbots are tuned to produce ananswer that feels satisfying to theuser rather than one that iscorrect. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 ML Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI creates benefits for regular Americans, including consumer surplus, construction jobs, property tax revenue, and support for the macroeconomy. — tap to centre the map on it AI creates benefits for regularAmericans, including consumersurplus, construction jobs, propertytax revenue, and support for themacroeconomy. Last stated 2 weeks ago 5 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is improving exponentially but unevenly. — tap to centre the map on it AI is improving exponentially butunevenly. Last stated yesterday 20 Oct 2026 EM Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 2 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neuralorganization may be the secret ofhuman creativity, at the price ofsusceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago 8 Jan 2013 DD Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are JZ A view that moved — Julie Zhuo: this claim 12 May 2025, then the centre claim 12 May 2025
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At the centre A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated 12 May 2025 · a year ago Holds Julie Zhuo Read this korrent →