Menu was yesterday.
Artificial intelligence is not only changing processes, but also the way we experience software. What still requires clicks and menus today will be taken over tomorrow by assistants that understand the context and act proactively.
A new era of software operation
The introduction of agent mode at ChatGPT shows how software can fundamentally change. Instead of entering commands in predefined fields or clicking through menus, users enter into a dialog with a system that understands them, reacts proactively and takes over tasks independently. It is more than just a new function - it marks a fundamental change. When AI understands the context, when it can prepare decisions and make suggestions, traditional control elements become less important. Software becomes less of a tool that needs to be operated and more of a partner that takes on tasks. The user interface shifts from a static menu to a dynamic dialog.
Effects on industrial production
This development has far-reaching consequences, particularly in industrial production. Today, production managers, planners and machine operators have to interact with a large number of systems, enter data, start programs or call up information. AI-based assistants are changing this daily routine: instead of switching between windows and screens, an intelligent agent provides the relevant information, makes suggestions or implements decisions directly. One scenario could be the following prompt: "Reschedule the current order for component X, as employee Y is absent due to illness." The agent automatically checks available machines and personnel resources, adjusts the production plan and informs the employees involved of the changes or updates their to-do lists.
The outlook with EVOMECS
EVOMECS is already anticipating this development. The platform is designed in such a way that data flows continuously, processes are clearly structured and knowledge is systematically available. Building on this, AI can create real assistants in the future that no longer just inform production managers or machine operators, but actively relieve them. Software that understands its own production, prepares decisions and proactively controls processes - that is the next step.
Artificial intelligence will therefore become not just a tool, but a partner in production. And menus will probably only be found in restaurants in the future.
