Omniscient chatbots as the dominant interaction paradigm might be a castle in the sky.

MCP is a way to supercharge chatbots.

The "omniscient agent" view is easier to understand at a science fiction level, but harder in implementation.

All of the big guys are chasing full automation, because it's plausible for them and a big prize.^[rf]

But it's an incredibly high bar to hit to be viable.

"Everything is a chat with an omniscient agent inside doing a perfect job".

Another approach to software in the era of AI: generating bespoke software on demand.