Forget Everything You Know About the Web [Newsletter #49]

Hello, AI enthusiasts from all around the world! Welcome to this week’s newsletter for the AI and the Future of Work podcast.

Our idea of the web has remained somewhat similar for decades, despite its technological leaps.

The prompts and how we search for information might have changed, but the end goal is the same: to land on a site that provides us with the valuable nugget of information we're looking for.

During the AI revolution, though, that idea could change dramatically. So much so that many wonder if the web will disappear altogether.

Today’s issue discusses the fact that the web will almost certainly change. The real question is how.

Let’s dive into this week’s highlights! 🚀

🎙️ New Podcast Episode With Matt Biilmann, Netlify CEO.

Have we been using the web incorrectly all these years?

Maybe it needs to disappear, or at least change from what we’ve known until now.

The web has evolved a lot over the past three decades. But its core structure still looks familiar: browsers, URLs, and domains. That model has served us well and unlocked massive potential. Still, it might not reflect everything the web could be.

What if AI agents could help us unlock that next version?

We love sharing content and ideas online. But we don’t always love searching for them. And most people don’t have the knowledge to create queries to access this vast knowledge.

That’s where AI comes in. The next evolution of the web might involve interfaces built not just for users but also for AI agents that act on our behalf.

That way, we could tap into the web’s true potential, with AI agents creating a frictionless experience.

This was one of many ideas that Dan Turchin, PeopleReign CEO, explored in his conversation with Matt Biilmann.

Matt is a serial entrepreneur with deep experience in platform and web development. He is the CEO and co-founder of Netlify, a company created to simplify web deployment through JAMstack architecture. He also holds a degree in Musicology from the University of Copenhagen.

Netlify has raised over $200 million from leading investors with a vision to create a serverless world that improves performance for both users and developers.

In this episode, Matt and Dan discuss:

• How Matt coined the term JAMstack (JavaScript, APIs, and Markup) to describe a modern architecture that helped revolutionize web development

• Why we should embrace the term AX (Agent Experience) and optimize our sites for humans and AI agents simultaneously

• How AI tools can help us become developers who don't use code and instead use prompts. Dan and Matt called them "vibe coders"

• Why the risk with agent-driven web development lies in keeping systems open to avoid monopolistic control

🎧 Our latest AI and the Future of Work podcast episode featuring Matt Biilmann inspired this issue.  Listen to the full episode to learn more about Matt’s journey, which started long before the rise of AI and cloud computing.

📖 AI Fun Fact Article

AI spoiled us, and now we want more.

The recent surge in AI applications has brought faster workflows, smarter automation, and hyper-tailored experiences.

It’s also reduced development time thanks to powerful AI-driven tools.

So what does all this progress lead to? One thing: more demand.

David Jenkin, writing for DesignRush, predicts this momentum will fuel a compound annual growth rate of 25.2% between 2023 and 2030.

He points to tools like GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, and Figma as drivers of this growth. Users rely on them to automate coding, generate content, improve UI and UX, and test or debug websites—tasks that once ate up hours are now handled in minutes.

This trend aligns with what Matt Biilmann discussed in this week’s podcast. Jenkin believes AI is reshaping how websites are developed, from the inside out.

Advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) plays a major role. It can make the web easier to navigate, more accessible for people with disabilities, and more inclusive across languages and cultures.

Dan Turchin, PeopleReign CEO, agrees with Jenkin and believes these advancements feel almost obvious to an audience interested in AI. 

However, there's something even more intriguing: 

How the web itself may become obsolete

Agents and spatial computing may fundamentally change how humans interact with machines. 

Keyboards and browsers may become artifacts of the past, relics from when we had to adapt our behavior to how machines work. 

The future is just the opposite: machines will be smart enough to adapt themselves to how we work.

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👋 Until Next Time: Stay Curious

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