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...🧵
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 – and mouse was designed for our *hands*
The iPod and iPhone were made possible by the click wheel and multi-touch – 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