A very interesting aspect of the AI smashing its way into every software product known to man, is how it’s integrated. What does it look like? What does it do? Are we allowed to control it? UX patterns are evolving around this. In coding tools, I’ve felt the bar being turned up on “anticipate what I’m doing and offer help”. Personally I’ve gone from, hey that’s nice thanks to woah woah woah, chill out, you’re getting in my way.
I’m sure this will be fascinating to watch for a long time to come. For example, “Subtle Mode” in Zed gets AI more “out of your face” and if you want to see a suggestion, you press a button. I love that idea. But I also understand Kojo Osei’s point here: there should be no AI button.
