The Input Layer is Everything

💭 Monday Thought

Hello friends, happy Monday.

What am I thinking about this week?

Sometimes the bottleneck isn’t the model. It’s us.

I went to the eye doctor this morning and had my eyes dilated, so forgive any grammatical or otherwise awkward turns of phrase. But it made me realize something: the hardest part of leveraging AI isn’t always getting the output right. It’s getting the input out of our heads.

Typing is slow. Editing is slower. And if you’re not a speed-typist, it’s easy to lose the spark of what you were trying to say in the first place.

That’s why I’ve been experimenting with Superwhisper — and why I’m recommending it this week.

It turns my messy, unstructured rants (like the one I’m dictating now) into clean text I can work with. Then the model helps me refine it into something useful.

It feels less like “using AI” and more like extending my brain. I can dump ideas, half-formed thoughts, initiatives, challenges, even this newsletter — and the tools catch them, clean them, and hand them back better.

The bigger point:
We often talk about how humans will adapt to AI. But the real story is also about how AI adapts to humans. The right input method can change the relationship entirely.

Let’s get into it 👇

⚡️ Quick Hits

AI Voice Interfaces Go Mainstream
From Siri’s reboot to OpenAI’s conversational voice rollout, we’re hitting a new wave of adoption. Voice is no longer a demo feature — it’s becoming the default input.

Meta Experiments With Voice-to-Agent
Reports show Meta is piloting direct voice-to-agent flows inside WhatsApp, skipping the text step altogether.

Apple Quietly Expands Accessibility Voice Features
New accessibility updates hint at a broader shift: voice-first isn’t just inclusive — it’s efficient.

🛰 Signals

The Input Layer Is Up for Grabs
Typing, clicking, swiping — all relics of the desktop age. The UX of AI will be defined by what makes humans fastest, not what makes the model smartest.

Voice Unlocks Flow
Dictation tools like superhisper remove friction. Rant first, refine later. This keeps creativity closer to the speed of thought.

Interfaces Will Be Identity
How you talk to your tools (literally) may define your workflows more than the tool itself.

🔨 Tool

superwhisper — My pick of the week.
I’m using it right now. It makes transferring ideas from my head to the model effortless. Highly recommend if you’re not a speed-typist — or if you just want to think out loud.

Explore superwhisper

✍️ Prompt of the Week

“Take this messy voice note and turn it into a structured memo I could share with my team. Identify the key points, frame them as opportunities or risks, and suggest next steps.”

🪨 The Pebble

This week: try speaking instead of typing. Record a quick note. Use AI to polish it later. Notice if your ideas flow differently.

🧠 Final Thought

AI doesn’t just change the answers we get.
It changes the way we ask.

Vote and maybe I’ll share insights in next week’s edition.

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