Linear CEO: Design will be AI's biggest problem
every · x · 2026-08-19
Karri Saarinen, CEO of Linear, argues that while AI makes software easier to build, it elevates design to the primary challenge. When anyone can ship, human judgment—deciding what is worth building and how it should feel—becomes the real constraint. The article explores how design challenges shift when agents interact with products, emphasizing the need for new principles for human-agent interaction within shared tools.
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