ChatGPTIntelligent UI (GPT-6)
GPT-6 answers with native components inline in the thread: picture-led explanations, flow cards, tables, a working bill splitter, an inline clarifying form and a stateful checklist, plus a Simple setting to tone it down.
7-speed bike breakdown with a thumbnail beside each part
What's happening
ChatGPT picks a format each turn and renders it from a fixed kit of native components, inline in the thread, instead of sending interactive output to a side pane.
Patterns
Thumbnails, flow cards, tables and working tools chosen by the model
Clarifying question sent as a radio-button form after a default answer
Layout and visuals set to Default or Simple
UX Insights
- •Text answers first, so the visuals are optional depth
- •Generated tools look authoritative, so their assumptions need to be visible
- •Default and Simple have no preview, so comparing them means testing in chat
Design Decisions
OpenAI traded open-ended generated code for a closed component kit, which keeps every answer on-brand and fast to stream at the cost of a capability ceiling users can't see.
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