Salesforce gives up the GUI, at $550 a seat
We went from DOS to GUIs, and we went from GUIs to web, and we went from web to mobile. And today, you’re going to see… AI interfaces that are dynamic and intelligent, that are composable and alive.
– Marc Benioff, 16 September 2026
All the better if you sell the abandonment of that moat as a fantastic new feature worth paying $550 a seat for before anyone realizes it’s going to be free.
– Ben Thompson, 16 September 2026.
The agents are the new kingmakers
Agents are the new new kingmakers, but humans are still very very good at systems thinking, architecture, and creative thinking. I plan to recommit to writing more to help stake my claim, and help others navigate, this new frontier.
– Steve O’Grady, 16 September 2026.
agents are coming for software development and software development isn’t ready. burnout is real.
– James Governor, 16 September 2026
It makes sense that a lot of AI-generated code is duplication. Every time, I end up spending quite a few iterations telling agents to remove duplicate/redundant code. Engineers should be encouraged to use their own expertise to spot/prevent code that smells bad!
– Liz Rice, 16 September 2026. On the finding that AI coding has driven up code duplication.
As owls leave an impression in the snow when they hunt, so do agent swarm attacks always leave behind a message board.
– Ryan Moulton, 16 September 2026
Meanwhile, in AI-sentiment
The robots will not be taking over. The AI will not be taking over.
– Donald Trump, 14 September 2026.
MF Doom > p(doom)
– James Governor, 16 September 2026
The model appeared defeated, spending the next several hours doing essentially nothing but farming potatoes.
-Stephen Warwick, Tom’s Hardware, September 16th, 2026.
Several people have asked me what my [$4,000] robot is useful for, and the honest answer is not much.
-Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, September 12th, 2026.
And, finally…
Anyway, I went to Helsinki my main takeaway, by the way, was FCUK ME do the Finns drink
– Matt Muir, Web Curios, 11 September 2026
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