HelenaNMar 19
Itamar Medeiros

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

https://www.designative.info/2026/03/19/the-conversation-trap-why-defaulting-to-chat-might-be-the-biggest-interaction-design-mistake-of-the-ai-era/

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.

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Mar 19 at 1:37pmJetpack