The best 2-min from the best product launch of all-time
& more profound than we think
Revolutionary products are made possible by revolutionary user interfaces
This is what people STILL don't appreciate about conversational AI
And what makes it revolutionary...๐งต
Steve had a simple & profound insight:
Revolutionary user interfaces don't just make revolutionary products possible because they change the way we interact w/machines
They make them possible because they use a unique human ability we already possess
Something we're born with
The Mac was made possible by the mouse โ and mouse was designed for our *hands*
The iPod and iPhone were made possible by the click wheel and multi-touch โ and those were designed for our *fingers*
The best user interfaces are built in
They're designed around the way we interact with each other and the world
Starting with our natural capabilities
For years, people thought AR/VR would be the next revolutionary user interface
And AR/VR interfaces to our bodies and senses, in particular our vision/eyes, would make the next revolutionary product possible
But humans already have a MUCH more powerful ability to interact with each other and the world
Something we're born with: our unique human capacity for language
The ability to communicate in words and symbols
The most powerful tech ever developed
The next revolutionary user interface wasn't AR/VR, it was conversation: the way we naturally interact with each other
Steve would've seen conversational AI years ago
Natural language is the penultimate interface
The ultimate? Direct communication between brain & machine
Justin Mikolay ๐ป
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Inspiring & helping you to create & put something new into the world. Love writing, knowledge management & the creative process. Fmr speechwriter & submariner.