Comment by bambax

> in command-based interactions, the user issues commands to the computer one at a time, gradually producing the desired result. The computer is fully obedient and does exactly what it’s told.

> With the new AI systems, the user no longer tells the computer what to do. Rather, the user tells the computer what outcome they want.

I think that's true, and a big part of the AI revolution. Instead of filling endless forms that have subtle controls to guide the user, we could have a simple conversation, like SIRI but that would actually work.

At my current client's, we're working on a big application that has many such forms. Once filled, the forms send the data to a back-end system (SAP). There's a team trying to train an LLM so that it can answer questions about the app and about how to fill the forms.

But I think the whole point of AI, as regards to this app, is to eventually replace it entirely. Just let end users ask questions and tell the machine what they want, and the machine can build the proper data and send it to SAP.

I don't think AI is a threat for back-end systems like SAP, at least not yet. But for front-end work, it's obvious that it would be infinitely more pleasant -- and possibly, more efficient -- to tell the machine what to do rather than filling forms.