No Priors Ep. 59 | With Sarah Guo & Elad Gil

UI Transformation

Agentic user interfaces (UIs) are undergoing a significant transformation, moving beyond traditional chat and autocomplete models. Elad Gil highlights the Devon UI as a novel approach, featuring multiple tabs that allow users to view and redirect agent actions in real-time. This shift enables users to interact with agents more dynamically, akin to guiding a junior intern who requires direction and feedback 1.

The way to think about agents today, I feel, is almost like a junior intern. They're very eager, they're trying really hard to please, but they still have a lot to learn or you kind of need to give some direction.

--- Elad Gil

As agents become more advanced, the need for such UIs may diminish, paving the way for more seamless interactions.

   

Practical Applications

In practical applications, agentic systems are being integrated into various use cases, reflecting a growing trend towards more interactive and transparent user experiences. Sarah Guo notes that this evolution is awakening engineers and product teams to the potential of agents in enhancing user engagement 1. The Devon UI, for example, allows users to see the steps an agent is taking, providing opportunities to intervene and guide the process.

You realize that most people don't want to just sit there and wait and wonder if the agent is actually doing what they want. They want to be able to see it and maybe interrogate it or interfere and put things on the right path.

--- Elad Gil

This approach not only improves efficiency but also builds trust in agentic systems by making their operations more visible and understandable.