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What even is an OS now?

4 hours ago
  • AI is dissolving the boundary between programmers and users, enabling anyone to create software using natural language.
  • Future applications will often have audiences of just 1-2 people, built by users for their own specific needs.
  • Modern operating systems are designed to partition applications from strangers, but this model becomes obsolete when most software is user-generated and malleable.
  • The author is building a phone that creates apps on demand, shifting from fixed-function applications to user-conjured tools.