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Generations of AI applications: conversational, delegative, and collaborative

The article outlines three generations of AI applications: conversational (ChatGPT-era), delegative (agent-based with tool use), and collaborative (like Claude Design with shared workspaces). It details the evolution of human-AI interaction, engineering challenges for each, and how Ably's AI Transport and LiveObjects address issues of persistent connections and real-time shared state.

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Generations of AI applications: conversational, delegative, and collaborative
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  • First-generation conversational AI (e.g., ChatGPT) is query-response based, with users copying/pasting information.
  • Second-generation delegative AI allows task delegation to agents that use tools, requiring durable execution frameworks.
  • Third-generation collaborative AI (e.g., Claude Design) enables real-time co-editing and generative UIs, demanding persistent connections and shared state.
  • Ably's AI Transport and LiveObjects solve connection durability and state synchronization for delegative and collaborative apps.

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