What comes after chat
Notes on the missing interaction layer between people, their context, and the models they reach for.
phewsh · 2026.05.18
The interface is becoming situational
Software used to show you features. Soon it will show you what matters right now.
phewsh · 2026.04.03
Why agents feel disappointing
The problem is not intelligence. It is the absence of everything around it.
phewsh · 2026.02.14
Intent is the missing API
Software exposes capabilities. Almost nothing exposes what the user is actually trying to do.
phewsh · 2025.11.28
Software still makes humans do routing work
You are the middleware between your tools. That was never supposed to be your job.
phewsh · 2025.08.10
Memory is not chat history
Systems become useful when they remember what mattered, not merely what was said.
phewsh · 2025.04.22
The hidden cost of starting over
Every morning, you rebuild the same context from scratch. The cost is larger than you think.
phewsh · 2025.01.15