Most people think AI apps are just chat boxes with a fancy brain behind them. They're overthinking it. Here's what actually works ↓
I’ve noticed a strange gap.
The AI is getting smarter, but the UI still looks like 2015 support chat.
Behind that simple box, agents are secretly planning steps, calling tools, and tracking state.
But the interface never shows you that intelligence.
So users copy-paste data, refresh screens, and guess what the AI is doing.
Generative UI changes this.
Instead of dumping text, the agent can drive real UI elements in your app.
Tables. Charts. Forms. Wizards.
Your product stays in control, but the AI decides what the user should see next.
Example.
We tested a sales ops tool that replaced a chat-only flow with generative UI.
The agent now creates a live table of pipeline data, a form to fix issues, and a step-by-step wizard.
Users completed tasks 38% faster and support tickets dropped by 22% in four weeks.
↓ Simple framework to think about it:
↳ Let the agent emit “UI intent” events, not pixels.
↳ Use a protocol (like AG-UI) to stream those events into real components.
↳ Send every click and edit back as structured data the agent can reason about.
The real shift isn’t smarter models.
It’s smarter interfaces that reveal the model’s thinking.
Have you started moving your AI features beyond the chat box yet?
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