Here's a question I've been thinking about:

What if the future of software isn't opening dozens of apps—but simply telling an AI what you want?

Today, if I want to book something, I open an app.

If I want directions, I open another app.

If I want to edit a photo, I use another app.

If I want to write something, I open another app.

We're basically trained to think:

"Which app do I need?"

But AI could change that.

Imagine a different way of using software

Instead of opening five different applications, you could say:

"Find me a flight for next weekend, compare the options, check my calendar and show me the best matches."

Or:

"Take these photos, remove the unwanted objects, create a short video and prepare it for social media."

Or:

"Analyze this spreadsheet and explain the three biggest changes from last month."

The user wouldn't necessarily need to know which individual tools perform each step.

The AI could potentially coordinate them.

Does that mean apps disappear?

Probably not completely.

There will still be specialized software for many tasks.

Professional designers will still need design tools.

Developers will still need development environments.

Businesses will still need databases and internal systems.

But the interface between humans and software could change significantly.

Instead of learning how every application works, users might increasingly describe what they want in natural language.

This could be a huge change in UX

For decades, software has been built around buttons, menus, windows and workflows.

AI introduces another possibility:

Intent-based interfaces.

Instead of:

Click A → open B → select C → upload D → press E

You could simply describe the goal.

The system figures out the steps.

That sounds convenient.

But it also creates new problems.

What happens when the AI gets it wrong?

Imagine telling an AI:

"Clean up my files."

What exactly does "clean up" mean?

Which files should be deleted?

Which should be archived?

Which should be renamed?

This is where human control becomes important.

An AI that can take actions is much more powerful than an AI that only gives answers.

The bigger question

If AI becomes the main interface for software, will people still need to learn how traditional applications work?

Or will software become more like a conversation:

You describe the goal → AI handles the workflow → you review the result.

I don't know whether this will become the dominant model.

But I think it's one of the more interesting possibilities for the future of computing.

What do you think?

Would you rather:

A) Use separate apps and have complete control over every step?

or

B) Tell one AI what you want and let it coordinate everything?

And what is one task where you wouldn't trust AI to make decisions for you?