> I think a ton of iOS apps will be replaced by ChatGPT/Claude. I think there is a big opening for a company to redesign the phone from the ground up purely around an AI assistant instead of apps
We've already seen several attempts to make devices purely around assistants like Humane Pin or Rabbit. In 99% of cases users need a reliable screen with clear buttons not a conversational barrier between them and action
I think the direction was correct, but it was too early, execution was poor and the teams were inexperienced and underfunded.
I personally didn't like the voice-approach of Humane Pin. Rabbit R1 was more interesting but execution was poor, screen was not big enough, models weren't smart enough, apps and services weren't as open via MCP as they are now and in the future.
I want to see a company like OpenAI or a very well funded veteran company give it a try.
They mean it'd look like a screen like a regular phone but the OS is purely a chatbot. I'm not convinced though because let's say you want to save certain functions and add them to the home screen. Well, you've reinvented apps.
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