Why AI hasn't disrupted office work: desktop apps lack APIs agents can use
mymooh · reddit · 2026-10-02
A Reddit user observes that AI hasn't fully disrupted office work perhaps because of the software itself: everyday desktop apps lack APIs for agents to take over, with GUIs designed for human keyboard-and-mouse use — and most corporations are unwilling to hand computer control to computer-use agents.
The point hits a real bottleneck for agent adoption: software interface design and enterprise trust, not model capability.
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