Chat is not the ideal interface, but the best we have so far
mattyp · x · 2026-08-17
The author observes that workflows are increasingly collapsing into chat interfaces. While chat may not be the ideal form of interaction, they argue it is the best one found so far. Lee Rob notes that Grok Bot's "no UI" design is dramatically simplified, built for current frontier model capabilities, and remains easy to use as models improve.
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