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a16z|Oct 26, 2026 19:31
OpenAI's James Sun and Ari Weinstein on why UI isn't going away: humans are hardwired to do things with their own hands, and cheap software means anyone can build apps for 100 people, or just one. "If the internet becomes just this faceless thing that is just agents talking to each other and people are not using anything anymore, I would be very sad." "I don't think it will be like that because there's something about craftsmanship and artisan software that just feels nice to use because the person who designed it really understands the experience that the customer wants to have." "If anybody can build anything and they can build these really craft software in a very short amount of time for niche use cases that are so well-tailored for people, I think that's a beautiful world... The pressure of cheap software will make it so that software has to be better." "Humans are so hardwired for direct manipulation. You really want to be able to move and do things with your own hands." "A lot of the software we interact with every day is designed for millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions, billions of people to use. And I think we will enter an era where any piece of software could be designed for 100 people or one person." @JamesZmSun @AriX
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