Agent UX: Direct Manipulation Beats Natural Language Commands
teropa · x · 2026-08-25
The author shares a video about Agent UX, highlighting a key insight:
- Control Loop: In tight creative loops, direct manipulation wins. The control circuit lives in your nervous system, not in a mental model telegraphed verbally to an agent.
- Interaction Example: Instead of typing "turn the bass down by 2dB", users want a volume slider.
This suggests that traditional UI controls can be more efficient than pure conversational AI in certain scenarios.
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