I’m quite sure I don’t want a different bespoke UI for everything. And given the non-deterministic nature of these models it’s going to be different even for the same task. Now instead of hunting for the right buttons after a software “update” with some genius redesign: I’ll be hunting every time I use it? Sounds like a nightmare.
I do agree with the author though as to the deficiencies with a purely chat based interface especially for power users or technical interfaces.
It’s simply a non-starter for me. That said LLMs will complement power user interfaces nicely by helping the new user learn them.
Non-deterministic nature of these models is definitely a concern. Interesting to see how companies implementing generative interface circumvent this. Maybe they create a set of fixed generic UI elements or write a system prompt describing general design guidelines. Still wouldn't fix it 100%.
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I’m quite sure I don’t want a different bespoke UI for everything. And given the non-deterministic nature of these models it’s going to be different even for the same task. Now instead of hunting for the right buttons after a software “update” with some genius redesign: I’ll be hunting every time I use it? Sounds like a nightmare.
I do agree with the author though as to the deficiencies with a purely chat based interface especially for power users or technical interfaces. It’s simply a non-starter for me. That said LLMs will complement power user interfaces nicely by helping the new user learn them.
Non-deterministic nature of these models is definitely a concern. Interesting to see how companies implementing generative interface circumvent this. Maybe they create a set of fixed generic UI elements or write a system prompt describing general design guidelines. Still wouldn't fix it 100%.