Ben Thompson: pre-built UI is dead, on-demand agent-built apps are the new era
rseroter · x · 2026-09-29
In 'Apps, Agents, and Aggregation,' Ben Thompson uses the 690th Muse-built app on his phone to argue for the 'infinite app': agents can generate any app on demand. He contends pre-built UI is dead, natural language becomes the interface, and AI—like the iPhone's internet capability—will be the part people don't yet 'get'.
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