Also, simpler interfaces (in the general cs sense) are more in-distribution and easier to learn for

Claude 3.7 is definitely weak at this, will probs try o1/o3 next

beyond just "tools", there's also media for self expression, like music, games, interactive explainers, etc. but fundamentally we are limited by the human sense gates

Part of this will also be AI creating malleable interfaces on top of those basic tools for thought.

but beyond the desktop, a lot more personal private computing should be entirely screen-free and ambient, supported by minimal smart watches, glasses, and earphones etc.

smartphones are like swiss army bricks we reluctantly carry around as a hangover of dissolving battery and pre-AI constraints

the unix philosophy of do one thing and do it well is great single player computing, but the cognitive overload was too much.

interfaces worked because recognition > recall, but AI can do that well now.

callout here being that in a space where "everyone is anon" you really don't need such prominent images.

while others like @ourworldindata.org put in a lot of effort and found sustainable funding to present it in the best ways.

and the ad model often supported simplified regurgitations, which is much less expensive to incorporate into the models