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AI interfaces require reimagining software components from scratch

Just as touch interfaces in 2010 forced a complete redesign of software (e.g., no more right-click menus), AI is now forcing a similar reset. Components like buttons, forms, and navigation menus are being replaced by dynamic, context-aware interactions that adapt to user needs. This isn't incremental improvement but a fundamental rethinking of how users interact with software across all domains.

HostY Combinator00:35:46

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“back in like 2010 or so when touch um devices really kind of came on the market and everything had to reinvented kind of Touch first and we're at one of those moments again where like all of software all the components that we kind of took for granted um they are really being reimagined and reshaped by the builders and startups and designers” — Host
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“within just a few short like like a few short months or or one two years we see this explosion of AI interface and AI components that really kind of are built AI natively um totally different modalities how to interact with this new teolog with the llms” — Rafael

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Nouns vs Verbs in AI Interfaces

Traditional software interfaces are built around static 'nouns' like buttons and forms, but AI introduces dynamic 'verbs' that execute workflows autonomously. This shift requires entirely new design paradigms to visualize and control AI-driven actions, marking a fundamental reset for software interfaces similar to the touch revolution of 2010.

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