In a world that seems increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence, it's easy to get lost in the sea of apps claiming to be "powered by AI". Whether it's your email drafting up replies before you've even finished reading or a website offering instant customer support through a chat interface, AI features are more visible than ever. But if you've started to feel like you're seeing the same features everywhere you look, you're not alone. Currently, the most common uses of AI in live applications boil down to two main roles: chatbots that answer questions and tools that assist with writing or summarization. However, the true potential of AI stretches far beyond these initial applications. Let's delve into why we're stuck in this pattern and how the future is shaping up to be much more exciting and generative.
Slack's new AI chatbot: useful, but limited
Slack's new AI chatbot is a fantastic tool, but it's offering the same functionality found in nearly every enterprise software application - a text chatbot with limited availability due to unpredictable AI responses and costs.
The Limitations Holding Us Back
Before we dream about the future, it's important to understand the present. The reason why AI applications seem so homogenous right now is largely due to the limitations of generative AI technologies. Here are a few key challenges:
- Unpredictable Responses: AI can be like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get. This unpredictability makes it hard to rely on AI for consistent and accurate outputs, especially in professional settings.
- Difficulties in Generating Useful Data Formats: Generating straightforward text is one thing, but asking an AI to produce structured data like JSON requires a level of precision that current models struggle with.
- The Art and Science of Prompt Engineering: Crafting the perfect prompt to get the desired output from an AI can feel like a dark art. The lack of tools for creating, testing, monitoring, and tweaking AI outputs doesn't make it any easier.
Beyond Chatbots: The Generative Future
The future of AI isn't just bigger language models or more sophisticated chatbots; it's about generative applications that seamlessly integrate into every facet of software - from mobile apps and websites to games and professional tools. Imagine software that evolves as you interact with it, offering unprecedented levels of personalization. Here's what that future looks like:
Seamless Integration in All Software
The next wave of AI won't be about adding AI features to software; it will be about creating software that is inherently AI-driven. This means AI technologies that can understand and adapt to user interactions in real time, offering personalized experiences and functionalities without the need for explicit commands.
Creating as You Go
Generative AI will enable the creation of applications that are designed on-the-fly, based on user interactions. This doesn't just mean personalized content; it means entire applications that adapt, morph, and expand based on the needs and actions of their users. Software development will shift from designing for every possible interaction to setting boundaries and letting AI fill in the gaps.
Limitless Software
With AI at the core of software development, the limitations of what can be created will expand dramatically. Developers will provide the data and the framework, but the AI will generate the interactions. This will result in software that can do more, adapt faster, and offer a level of personalization that's currently unimaginable.
The Future
While today's AI applications might seem repetitive or limited, we're on the cusp of a revolution. The future of AI isn't in making chatbots more ubiquitous or language models larger; it's in creating generative applications that change the way we interact with technology. This future is about software that isn't just powered by AI but is AI, offering a level of dynamism and personalization that will redefine our digital experiences. As we move forward, the question won't be how we can integrate AI into our applications, but how we can keep up with the endless possibilities it creates.
At Jixi, we're pushing software forward. With our full prompt-engineering suite, analytics, developer SDK, monitoring tools, and AI customization the generative future is closer than ever.
