as ai progresses, there are more and more talks about chat being an inefficient way to interact with ai systems. i disagree. communication via writing and graphics dates to 3400–3000 bce. writing has only become more embedded in how humans think and communicate. the printing press dramatically expanded access to reading and writing across class lines. then came typewriters, computers, the internet, texting, and now ai. why would the interface that shaped civilization suddenly become obsolete the moment intelligence is introduced to machines?