As AIFLLL readers know, Lily Chambers generally does the Reading Room book reviews. This week, she shifts her focus to something she is passionate about. I recognize that for some readers, this is more technical than usual, however, she includes a section “What the non-technical reader should know”.
Lily writes about A2UI, a new user interface protocol released by Google late last year that lets AI agents generate the interface a user sees in real time: not just the words, but the buttons, forms, and controls, assembled for your specific task and dissolved when you’re done. The technical details are in the essay; what I want to flag before you read is the larger shift she’s describing.
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For most of the history of software design, someone built the interface before you arrived. A team of people, working months ahead, decided what you would see …

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