LukeW | The Evolution of AI Products

May 1, 2025

Diagram showing six types of AI product interactions, including behind-the-scenes AI use, direct chat, retrieval-augmented chat, tool use by AI, concurrent tool and model use, and collaborative AI system connections.

At this point, the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning models in software has a long history. But the past three years really accelerated the evolution of “AI products”. From behind the scenes models to chat to agents, here’s how I’ve seen things evolve for the AI-first companies we’ve built during this period.

Source: LukeW | The Evolution of AI Products

Luke Wroblewiski looks at the rapid evolution of AI interaction patterns over the last 3 years or so.