"In terms of AI in software, I think people should understand that apps are going to disappear. So, if you're a founder or a startup and your app is like where the core value lies, that will be disrupted whether you like it or not."
"I think it gets even more powerful when it starts surfacing suggestions for you; you don't have to manually come up with an idea...when the system knows us so well, it will come up with things that we don't even [know] we wanted."
"In describing how he pictured an AI-first smartphone, Pei said it would be a device that would do things for you without needing to be commanded to."
Carl Pei, CEO of Nothing, envisions a future where AI agents replace traditional apps on smartphones. He argues that apps will become obsolete as AI technology advances. The evolution occurs in stages: first, AI executes commands like booking flights; second, AI learns user intentions and provides personalized nudges toward goals; finally, AI proactively suggests actions users didn't know they wanted. This AI-first device would operate autonomously without requiring explicit commands, fundamentally changing how users interact with technology. Nothing secured $200 million in funding partly based on this vision of personalized AI accurate enough that users trust its output without verification.
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