AI-Native Products

AI-native products are built from the ground up with AI as a core architectural component, not a feature added to an existing product. The distinction matters because AI-native products can make fundamentally different design choices: they can use natural language as the primary interface, adapt to each user individually, improve with usage, and handle ambiguity gracefully. Retrofitting AI onto traditional products creates 'AI-enhanced' experiences that feel bolted-on. AI-native products feel like a different species of software.