How AI Is Reshaping What Computers Actually Are
Researchers propose a fundamental shift in computing: instead of using fixed applications, people will interact with computers through dynamic conversations with AI that adapts in real time. The change has implications for how organizations design software, train workers, and manage the boundary between human intent and machine interpretation.
Originaltitel: Co-Disclosing the Computer: LLM-Mediated Computing through Reflective Conversation
Large language models (LLMs) are changing how we interact with computers. As they become capable of generating software dynamically, they invite a fundamental rethinking of the computer’s role in human activity. In this conceptual paper, we introduce LLM-mediated computing: a paradigm in which interaction is no longer structured around fixed applications, but emerges in real-time through human intent and LLM interpretation. We make three contributions: (1) we articulate a new interaction metaphor of reflective conversation to guide future design, (2) we use the lens of postphenomenology to understand the human-LLM-computer relation, and (3) we propose a new mode of computing based on co-disclosure, in which the computer is constituted in use. Together, they define a new mode of computing, provide a lens to analyze it, and offer a metaphor to design with.