The "AI Button"

The new trend of every app getting an "AI button" feels like a solution in search of a problem. It reveals a deep lack of imagination, treating AI not as a foundational shift, but as just another feature to check off a list, like dark mode.

This is the "bolt-on" school of AI integration. It’s the easy way out. The truly transformative products won't have an AI button. The AI will be ambient, deeply integrated into the core workflow, anticipating what you need to do next.

Right now, we're getting AI features. What we're waiting for is an AI-native OS, where the entire user experience is reimagined from the ground up. Anything else is just a fresh coat of paint on a very old house.