If natural language is a compile target now like assembly or JavaScript the new high level language we’ll all speak at the Python or react level, comprising prompts and summaries needs a name. I propose “Indirectish”

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In indirectese it will be impossible to say lmgtfy because the bot will intercept and answer on your behalf. Also Google will be dead by the time this tech appears

AIs as pass-through entities. H2H comms augmenter. Thought provoked by noticing people experimenting almost as much with summarizing, transposition, and eli5 functions as raw generation and invention.

It’s like VR vs AR. Look at vs look through.

The indirection will need to add value of course.

Me to wife via bot: let’s get Thai food for lunch soon, somewhere nearby

Wife actually sees: let’s get lunch at soraiya on Wednesday 

Bot invisibly finds a place and time… trivial example but you get the pattern. Talk through AI instead of to AIs.

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Prompt speak is for speaking *to* AIs, like C. Indirectish is for speaking through AI to other humans. Needs the summarizer at the other end.

How is there not already an SNL skit about the chatbot yet???