Video · 5 October 2026 · 2 min read

Will AI Agents Replace Software Interfaces?

Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة) argues that software interfaces may become less central as AI agents gain access to the data needed to complete tasks. His example is a financial report: rather than finding a preset report in a menu, a user could describe what they need and discuss the result with an agent. He does not expect interfaces to disappear immediately.

Key takeaways

Abdul expects interfaces to become less central, not to vanish overnight.
His example replaces menu-hunting with a conversation about a report grounded in financial data.
Visual reports may still help people understand an agent’s spoken explanation.
For a long-term product, he recommends focusing on the solution, data and agent before the interface.
Financial reports generated through an agent still need verification.

The short answer

Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة) expects people to rely less on the user interface—the screens and menus used to operate software—and more on conversations with AI agents connected to their data. He says interfaces will remain useful for years because people are accustomed to them.

Stop thinking about the interface. Think about the solution and your agent. — Abdul Osama

The financial-report example

QuickBooks is accounting software used to manage financial records. Abdul notes that finding a particular report can require knowing its name or where it sits in the menus; the report someone wants may not exist as a preset option.

He describes connecting Claude, an AI assistant, to a financial database. An agent is a system that uses an AI assistant to carry out tasks under specified instructions and access permissions. If the agent understands the accountant’s goals and can access accurate figures, the user could describe the report they have in mind and ask the agent to explain it. Abdul calls this a real example from his work, not a guarantee that any database connection will automatically produce a correct report.

| Approach | How the user gets a report | | --- | --- | | Traditional interface | Find a named report or locate it in a menu. | | Data-connected agent | Describe the desired report and discuss the result. |

Abdul expects speech and conversation to play a larger role in computing. He still sees a use for visualizations when someone wants to see a report while hearing it explained.

In numbers

10 or 15 years: The horizon Abdul mentions for building a future-facing startup, not a firm deadline for interfaces to disappear.
5 years: He says that, since the start of this year, he has completed work at his company that he could not complete in the previous five years.

Background

A data-connected agent’s usefulness depends on the quality of its data, its instructions and its access permissions. Financial outputs still need to be checked against the underlying records.

What to do next

For a long-term software idea, Abdul recommends starting with the problem, the data and what the agent needs to do—not just the screens. He also encourages people to learn and experiment at their own pace rather than assume they have missed the opportunity.

The train is only just leaving. — Abdul Osama

Questions and answers

Does Abdul say user interfaces are already obsolete?

No. He expects their importance to decline but says people will keep using them for years out of habit.

How would an AI agent change reporting in QuickBooks?

In his example, a user describes the report they want to an agent connected to financial data and discusses its interpretation instead of searching for a preset report.

Would users still need to see reports?

Sometimes. Abdul says a visual report can be useful when someone wants to see the information while hearing it explained.

What does Abdul suggest for founders building for the long term?

Start with the problem and solution, the relevant data, and the agent’s role and instructions rather than designing the interface alone.

Sources and tools mentioned

Claude

Full transcript

أنا هقول حاجة مش هتعجب ناس كتير. زمن الuser interface خلص أو ابتدى يعني انهياره. لسه مهم لأن عندنا habit مبني عند ناس كتير فيفضل سنين في ناس تستخدم الinterface عشان متعود عليه. بس الحقيقة ان انت لو فكرت فيها دلوقتي، لما تيجي مثلا تخش على QuickBooks فرضا كsystem financial، فعشان توصل مثلا للreport معين، انت محتاج تسيرش على اسمه وتبعارف اسمه، أو محتاج ان انت تبقى حافظ مكان الreport أو تطلب report مش موجود، فمش هتلاقيه. إنما خلينا نقول كده نظريا، لو أنا النهاردة عندي cloud مثلا، وعلى فكرة ده مثال حقيقي، وربطتوا بيه قاعدة البيانات بتاعتي للفينانشيل، والagent بتاع cloud دوت عارف كويس قوي أهدافي كمحاسب إلى خير آخر، وعنده access على numbers، والnumbers محتوطة صحة على قاعدة البيانات بتاعت QuickBooks أو قاعدة البيانات بتاعتي، فهو هقدر أتكلم معاه ويعمل لي report اللي أنا عايزه اللي في دماغي بالزبط، ويتكلم معايا ويفصر لي. فده معناها، وأعتقد أن الشركات الكبيرة عارفة الكلام ده كويس، أن الinterface هيبقى بعد كده حاجة legacy، وأن الcomputing واستخدامنا ليه بعد كده هيبقى كلام وصوت، والvisualization هبقى محتاجه بس لما مثلاً قلت له عملي report، فقال لي ابتدي قولي أسمع، فقلت له لا عايز أشوف وأنا بسمع زي المدرس كده. فلو أنت عايز تعمل سبوبة حلوة السنة التالية في الجايين، أو أعمل software سريع يبيع والناس تستخدمه عشان احنا بنبني للuser القديم اللي لسه متعلمش. إنما لو عايز تبقى مستقبلي وتعمل الstartup بتاع العشرة أو خمستاشر سنة الجايين، بطل تفكر interface. فكر solution وفكر agentك، وافهم إن ال data مع ال agent الصح والinstructions الصح، هيعملوا solution جديد لأي industry. أنا عارف أن أنا بحس اليومين دول وضرب مخدرات من كتر ال vibe coding، من كتر الشغل على cloud، ومن كتر محاولة حلول solutions كتيرة، لكن عايز أقول لكم على حاجة، أنا في شركتي الصغيرة المتواضعة كان عندي حاجات زمان نفسي أعملها مش عارف أعملها، أنا خلصت من أول السنة دي لحد دلوقتي حاجات معرفتش أعملها في الخمس سنين اللي فاتت. فإحنا مش ضربين بس مخدرات ونقول أي كلام، لا، إحنا فعلاً في era جديدة، في زمن جديد، وفي solutions جديدة، ما تفوتوش الكلام ده، كل واحد يتعلم على قده، بس ما تقفش مكانك، بتفرجش وتسمع أخباره خلاص، وتحس إنه Oh my God، فاتني القطر، القطر لسه بيطلع.

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