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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 1 May 2023 to 20 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about chat interfaces .
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28 Aug 2025
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Luke Wroblewski — holds since 2025-08-28 — tap for who they are
Cannot both be true: All user interfaces will converge on the same shape: chat and gestures in, chat and video out. — tap to centre the map on it All user interfaces will converge on the same shape: chat and gestures in, chat and video out. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Despite the push to move away from chat interfaces, chat is still the right way to interact with a fleet of agents carrying out tasks defined ahead of time. — tap to centre the map on it Despite the push to move away from chat interfaces, chat is still the right way to interact with a fleet of agents carrying out tasks defined ahead of time. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — 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 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. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Jun 2023
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2023-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For heavy, repo-wide AI-agent work a CLI-based tool is better suited than a chat-based interface, which remains preferable for small, single-file tasks. — tap to centre the map on it For heavy, repo-wide AI-agent work a CLI-based tool is better suited than a chat-based interface, which remains preferable for small, single-file tasks. Last stated 7 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Elio Struyf — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop. — tap to centre the map on it Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop. Last stated 8 months ago
5 Feb 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-02-05 — 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 interface for large language models, because a text box has no affordances. Last stated 3 years ago
by 1 May 2023
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Amelia Wattenberger — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface — tap to centre the map on it AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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 an answer that feels satisfying to the user rather than one that is correct. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The chatbot has hit its ceiling — a smarter model no longer helps the average consumer — and that is a limit of the product, not of AI. — tap to centre the map on it The chatbot has hit its ceiling — a smarter model no longer helps the average consumer — and that is a limit of the product, not of AI. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A real friend will eventually refuse to help, and later turn on you, if you are sufficiently evil or selfish. — tap to centre the map on it A real friend will eventually refuse to help, and later turn on you, if you are sufficiently evil or selfish. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents should draft work on a person's behalf but never send or act as if they were that person. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents should draft work on a person's behalf but never send or act as if they were that person. Last stated 5 months ago
18 May 2026
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Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse. — tap to centre the map on it At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them. — tap to centre the map on it The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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Chat is not AI's final form: agent-based applications increasingly outperform chat-only ones, and many different interfaces for AI will emerge.
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All user interfaces will converge on the same shape: chat and gestures in, chat and video out.
Holds
Despite the push to move away from chat interfaces, chat is still the right way to interact with a fleet of agents carrying out tasks defined ahead of time.
Holds
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.
Holds
For heavy, repo-wide AI-agent work a CLI-based tool is better suited than a chat-based interface, which remains preferable for small, single-file tasks.
Holds
Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop.
Holds
Chatbots are a terrible interface for large language models, because a text box has no affordances.
Holds
AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface
Holds
AI chatbots are tuned to produce an answer that feels satisfying to the user rather than one that is correct.
Holds
The chatbot has hit its ceiling — a smarter model no longer helps the average consumer — and that is a limit of the product, not of AI.
Holds
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Holds
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Holds
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Holds
A real friend will eventually refuse to help, and later turn on you, if you are sufficiently evil or selfish.
Holds
AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for.
Holds
AI agents should draft work on a person's behalf but never send or act as if they were that person.
Holds
At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse.
Holds
The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them.
Holds