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> Basically, the thinking goes, once we’re able to express our desires to computers in natural language, and once natural-language agents can carry out actions on our behalf, we’d no longer need the myriad of individual task-specific applications that exist today. Personally, I neither believe in nor desire this outcome.

Strong agree.

I find it very telling that the kind of people who advocate for chat-like software are often managers and executives. Sure, if the kind of person you are is one that enjoys giving verbal orders to people, it makes perfect sense that that's the kind of job you'll seek, and the kind of software you'll want.

But for the rest of us creative hands-on people who like to feel that we're making things through direct manipulation, talking to a computer is just about the least joyful activity I can imagine.