The article discusses the importance of user-centered design over bureaucratic consistency, emphasizing that products should prioritize solving real user problems. It highlights the pitfalls of AI in management, warning that relying too heavily on tools like ChatGPT can hinder personal and professional growth. Additionally, it critiques the superficiality of some tech companies, particularly regarding the definition and functionality of browsers. Lastly, the piece reflects on the evolving discourse around AI and regulation, illustrating a mixed acceptance similar to that of cars in society.
Consistency can't be bureaucratic. Don't let discussions around adhering to patterns supersede discussions around solving real user problems. The most consistent thing a product can be is consistently useful.
It's performance-review season and I'm watching managers kneecap their careers. Gleefully they share the best prompts to have ChatGPT write their performance assessments - exactly the sort of shortcut that guarantees they'll never get better at the job.
And let's not forget: they weren't even making a browser. They were making a fancy chromium skin. Because the role of a browser, at its core, is to make network requests, parse HTML, render CSS, and run JS.
Whereas today, much of the argument I'm seeing in my feed reader by those same people, is more along these lines: I like cars. Cars are good. I also like AI. AI is good.
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