# AI may kill the app grid, but complex tasks still need apps

> Apps — once more commonly called “applications,” “executables,” or “programs” — have defined how we’ve gotten things done on computers since before the dawn of the PC.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/ai-may-kill-the-app-grid-but-complex-tasks-still-need-apps?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69fe02a2ca91d44466c09285)
- **Published:** 2026-05-08
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #apple #apps #complex #computers #grid #interfaces #kill #programs
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