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The demise of the classic UI is imminent.
Salesforce, a bellwether, goes direct to agents with no browser UI.
With AI, viewable UIs can be delivered "just in time" to users
Recently, Salesforce announced "Headless 360," in which Salesforce, Agentforce, and Slack platforms are now exposed as APIs, MCP, and CLI to agents, which can access data, workflows, and tasks directly, with no browser user interface (UI) required.
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Salesforce is the bellwether, of course. The future of UI is increasingly geared toward catering to agents, which doesn't require compelling graphics, clickable buttons, or entry points. This transition was explored by Michael Grinich, founder of WorkOS, who offered observations and predictions at the TypeScript AI Demo Day in San Francisco in April, stating, "We are exiting the UI era."
Disposable interfaces generated on demand
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