The blank prompt box hides real operational burden: context, workflow and supervision fall on users
_AustinCalvert_ · x · 2026-10-21
An observation on AI interaction design: if the person must explain everything, invent the workflow, repeatedly reconstruct context, and supervise every interpretation, the operational burden has returned through language. A blank prompt box can demand considerable tool operation — a sharp critique of the "freedom as burden" problem in current agent products.
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