Rauch: AI software requires more UI than traditional deterministic software
Guillermo Rauch · Guillermo Rauch: Why Great Companies are Defined by How Many Things They Say No To | E1069 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Oct 6, 2023 · at 45:38
Guillermo Rauch, founder and CEO of Vercel, discusses AI user interface design with host Harry Stebbings, explaining why probabilistic models need expanded UIs compared to deterministic software.
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“Like, that's what I mean by it's actually giving you more UI, not less, because it's uncertain about what it is that you actually want. So it needs to give you more choices.”
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