We spent decades moving beyond #commandline—toward #interfaces that made work visible.
Now we’re rebuilding everything as chat.
Not because it fits the work, but because the tech allows it.
This isn’t a technical shift. It’s a design regression worth debating.
#AI #AgenticAI #UX #UserExperience #ConversationDesign #ConversationalUI #HumanAgentCenteredDesign

The Conversation Trap: why defaulting to chat might be the biggest interaction design mistake of the AI era » { design@tive } information design
We didn’t evolve past command lines to return to them in disguise. Not every task should be conversational—and designers should know better.






