From the To-Do List to the AI Agent

Name: From the To-Do List to the AI Agent
Uploaded: 2026-06-10T16:26:27Z
Duration: 16 min 10 s
Channel: Interface Studies
Description: An Interface Studies video tracing how productivity software moved from the to-do list to the AI agent. It looks at the design choices behind these apps and what each one trades away. Submitted in 2026 alongside the channel's video on what every productivity app trades away, as a worthwhile look at where interfaces for tasks are heading.

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An Interface Studies video tracing how productivity software moved from the to-do list to the AI agent. It looks at the design choices behind these apps and what each one trades away.

Submitted in 2026 alongside the channel's video on what every productivity app trades away, as a worthwhile look at where interfaces for tasks are heading.

AI & conversational interfaces Product design & product thinking

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