From Lode Runner on an Apple II to Unix, X Window and the early internet, Robert Mao traces the experiences behind AFS-UI and a shared interface system for people and agents.
AFS-UI lets people use a rendered interface while agents reach its corresponding structure through paths. An introduction to AFS, AUP, Web Device and the surrounding UI landscape.
At ASE 2026, ArcBlock introduces its DarcFactory vision: supervised autonomous software production built around work objects, independent verification, and human intent.
AI can generate a fresh interface at any moment. How do people and agents keep working on the same thing? A journey from OpenAI Intelligent UI and UI protocols to X Window and a working AFS-UI experiment.
AFS-UI builds interfaces over the addressable resources of AFS. People use a rendered interface; agents can inspect and operate its exposed structure through paths. AUP describes the interface and its interactions, while a UI device such as Web Device renders it.