1. Continuity principle Visual connectedness, continuity of interaction with the app. All objects live in a single space that transforms un…

1. Continuity principle Visual connectedness, continuity of interaction with the app. All objects live in a single space that transforms under the finger. The eye and brain understand where information clumps come from and where they go. Their hierarchy is clear. 2. Context Awareness This is personal space, this is an assistant. There is no place here for manipulating the user's consciousness. Careful treatment of input and concise output. No banners-mysterious boxes. Content comes first. Every block, even if it is a preview, is a meaningful preview. If only we could learn this: fish out the important from the container and show it in the preview 3. Proactivity The hype around ChatGPT died down exactly the same way it once did with Siri and Alice. Because she cannot say: - Everything is annoying, let's go to a bar. - Let's go. You need to know which Expecto Patronum will work for Alice. And which format c: /q will work for Midjourney. Then magic will happen. Otherwise we stupidly look at them, they stupidly look at us. Proactivity will turn assistants into helpers. The thought is not new; when we were making Launcher and Phone we thought about this. And took first steps in this direction 4. Style Dot looks sexy. But not provocatively sexy, like those women in a bar eating you with their eyes. Sexy like a next-door person. Feels native. As if you have known each other for a long time. As if the app could be part of the operating system. __ If we discard the gloss of the presentation, we have met the concept more than once. For example: mymind - there is AI there, noticeable if you use it actively. Dot resembles everyone trying to become our second brain. Sasha showed Pi today - it feels like Dot's sibling. What distinguishes today's hero from the rest is the promised proactivity. Without it, this will be another input line where, not knowing which command to enter, you do not get magic. I would like Dot at the start to ask for access to the calendar, photos, anything else. And without my help begin gathering information clumps, turning them into actions. And executing them Like any good product, concept, or idea, Dot did not appear out of nowhere. It stands on previous work. Dot is the next iteration of MercuryOS. The idea refined to the state of fitting into a pocket. Creator's site