One pattern I keep seeing across generative AI products is that the first object is getting easier to make, but the object is still awkward to operate on afterward. With slide decks, for example, it is no longer that hard to get a model to produce something presentation-shaped. The more interesting question is what happens once the user can see exactly what is wrong. Can they rewrite one section without disturbing the rest. Can they change the layout of one slide while keeping the story stable. Can they cut filler from the middle without turning the whole deck back into a prompt roulette problem. I do not think this is only about presentations. The same issue shows up in docs, mockups, spreadsheets, and even code generation. Creation is getting cheaper. Controlled revision is still underdeveloped. That is why I am less excited by prettier first drafts than by better object-level editing. In real work, the first draft is usually only the point where the negotiation starts. If AI tools keep improving, I suspect the biggest practical gains will come from making generated outputs easier to manipulate locally, not just easier to create from scratch. submitted by /u/ElectricalPilot2297
Originally posted by u/ElectricalPilot2297 on r/ArtificialInteligence