Ask HN: Where is my UX after all those billions spent on LLM codegen?
As of May 2026, despite massive investments in LLM-based code generation, end users have not seen significant improvements in the UX of everyday applications like banking, insurance, or delivery services. Many apps appear stagnant or have even degraded in quality, raising questions about the real-world impact of AI-driven development. The promised productivity revolution from AI has yet to manifest in tangible features for regular users.
- ▪It's May 2026 and mainstream apps show no major UX improvements from LLM advancements.
- ▪Banks, insurance, delivery, and utility apps haven't introduced revolutionary AI features.
- ▪Some apps from trillion-dollar companies have reportedly declined in quality.
- ▪LLM-generated code hasn't translated into visible end-user benefits.
- ▪The question highlights a gap between AI investment and user-facing innovation.
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today is may 2026. all my apps are up to date. all the SaaS I use are up to date by definition. so where is the promised LLM software revolution?all those super-on-steroids productivity boosts — where did they land? my banks, insurance, delivery apps, utilities... none of them blew my mind with killer features. not even the obvious long-awaited ones. if anything, I've noticed degraded quality in some apps from companies worth $T's.am I the only one feeling this? have any of you actually noticed tremendous improvements as end users in your day-to-day apps — and I mean apps you actually rely on, other than the LLM products themselves (Anthropic, Gemini, OpenAI etc.)?what are all those AI billions actually hiding?I am asking this from the end user perspective, and I have no answer.
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