Scott Jenson on Evolving Desktop OS, Local-First, & Agentic UX

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In this InfoQ interview, veteran UX designer Scott Jenson (Macintosh, Google Maps, Chrome) discusses the stagnation of desktop operating systems and argues for a shift toward specialized local-first software that prioritizes user privacy and intuitive design. Targeted at software architects and senior developers, the conversation explores how LLMs are enabling new agentic UX paradigms and challenges the cloud-centric status quo of modern computing.