Beyond Text: On-Demand UI Generation for Better Conversational Experiences

Summary

In today’s AI-driven world, we’re increasingly interacting with sophisticated language models through simple text interfaces. While powerful, this raw text communication paradigm introduces significant user experience challenges that limit accessibility, efficiency, and ultimately user satisfaction. What if AI systems could generate precisely the right interface components when needed, without requiring developers to build every possible UI variation in advance? This post explores my work on a new prototype that enables LLMs to create dynamic, interactive UI components on demand, transforming how users interact with AI systems and MCP servers. Your browser does not support the video tag. Video demonstration of a shipping company support dialogue with AI-generated UI components The Problem with Raw Text Interactions Text-based interactions with AI have several inherent limitations: Cognitive overload: Users must translate their structured needs into unstructured text Ambiguity: Natural language is inherently ambiguous and prone to misinterpretation Input validation: No guardrails for ensuring correct data formats or required fields Accessibility barriers: Text-only interfaces exclude or complicate use for certain disabilities Efficiency bottlenecks: Typing complex instructions is slow and error-prone Context management: Text threads quickly become unwieldy for complex tasks Visualization limitations: Some information is best understood visually, not textually For enterprise applications, customer service scenarios, and complex workflows, these limitations become even more pronounced. Consider a shipping company’s customer support system—asking users to provide complex shipping details, tracking numbers, or address information through pure text is frustratingly inefficient. The Promise of AI-Generated UI Components The solution lies in enabling AI to dynamically generate appropriate UI components based on the conversation context. When a shipping company customer need...