TLDR: this is a 2020 era take on the need for a consistent design system for free software. Can't object to that, particularly.
However, I think usability as a whole is about to get very weird.
I've just done a workshop with a bunch of people. I recorded it, and want to write up some notes about what was discussed, perhaps make detailed notes about each person's perspective and contribution in order to understand how to best help them in the project we're discussing.
Expired: listen to a recording, write notes, maybe even transcribe some quotes, then look at my notes and make some summary notes.
Tired: Use some transcription software to automatically turn an audio recording into a diarised text output. Copy paste that into a document and then edit it down into summarised notes.
Wired: "Hey LLM, provide a diarised transcript of this audio file, labelling speakers based on the names they give in the introductions. Then provide me with a summary of key points discussed, and for each speaker provide a summary of each speaker's perspective and contributions. Provide me with a list of todos to address each action item, and also to plan a mitigation for each risk or concern raised throughout the meeting."
In the new World, I don't care about applications. I care about jobs to be done. Yes, there's a lot of absolute junk Kool-Aid all over X/Twitter and we're definitely in a hype bubble, but the point remains that the interface with the computer is about to change dramatically, and worrying about what items appear in a menu and how to move files between applications is going to look pretty quaint in a few years time.
Yes, there's a lot of absolute junk Kool-Aid all over X/Twitter and we're definitely in a hype bubble, but the point remains that the interface with the computer is about to change dramatically, and worrying about what items appear in a menu and how to move files between applications is going to look pretty quaint in a few years time.
I feel like I've been hearing this every few years for a while now and it never arrives. Meanwhile desktop software usability keeps getting worse. It feels like the IT equivalent of the hyperloop: "Why bother building infrastructure when the next gadgetbahn[1] will arrive any day now and solve all our transportation problems?"
Wait until everyone's contributions to the discussion are generated by LLMs as well. "Hey LLM, attend this zoom meeting for me, chime in with a few appropriate comments, and then send me a summary"
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TLDR: this is a 2020 era take on the need for a consistent design system for free software. Can't object to that, particularly.
However, I think usability as a whole is about to get very weird.
I've just done a workshop with a bunch of people. I recorded it, and want to write up some notes about what was discussed, perhaps make detailed notes about each person's perspective and contribution in order to understand how to best help them in the project we're discussing.
Expired: listen to a recording, write notes, maybe even transcribe some quotes, then look at my notes and make some summary notes.
Tired: Use some transcription software to automatically turn an audio recording into a diarised text output. Copy paste that into a document and then edit it down into summarised notes.
Wired: "Hey LLM, provide a diarised transcript of this audio file, labelling speakers based on the names they give in the introductions. Then provide me with a summary of key points discussed, and for each speaker provide a summary of each speaker's perspective and contributions. Provide me with a list of todos to address each action item, and also to plan a mitigation for each risk or concern raised throughout the meeting."
In the new World, I don't care about applications. I care about jobs to be done. Yes, there's a lot of absolute junk Kool-Aid all over X/Twitter and we're definitely in a hype bubble, but the point remains that the interface with the computer is about to change dramatically, and worrying about what items appear in a menu and how to move files between applications is going to look pretty quaint in a few years time.
I feel like I've been hearing this every few years for a while now and it never arrives. Meanwhile desktop software usability keeps getting worse. It feels like the IT equivalent of the hyperloop: "Why bother building infrastructure when the next gadgetbahn[1] will arrive any day now and solve all our transportation problems?"
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1-32Y2wADo&pp=ygUKZ2FkZ2V0Y...
I don't think this is true outside of certain niches.
Wait until everyone's contributions to the discussion are generated by LLMs as well. "Hey LLM, attend this zoom meeting for me, chime in with a few appropriate comments, and then send me a summary"
It will be LLMs talking to LLMs.