We Made a Document Editor Where Humans and AI Work Side by Side
AI & I
Mar 11
We Made a Document Editor Where Humans and AI Work Side by Side
We Made a Document Editor Where Humans and AI Work Side by Side

AI & I
Mar 11
This episode explores Proof—a new open-source, real-time collaborative editor built explicitly for human-AI co-authorship—not as a replacement for writers, but as a shared workspace where humans and AI agents collaborate as peers.
Proof reimagines document editing by prioritizing agent-native design: AI agents join documents as first-class collaborators, with visual provenance (purple for AI, green for human) and no login required. The team demonstrates live agent integration—like Codex drafting plans and Claw R2-C2 reviewing them—highlighting lightweight, iterative workflows over rigid documentation. Users leverage Proof for creative writing, task tracking, and technical documentation, often preferring it to heavier tools like Notion due to its speed and focus on real-time co-creation. The podcast examines practical challenges—such as coordinating multiple agents in one doc—and introduces the idea that some AI-generated content is optimized for agent consumption rather than human reading. Open-sourcing Proof invites builders to extend and embed it, reinforcing its role as infrastructure for the emerging era of agent-augmented work.
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Proof and agents speed up creative writing and make it better
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The killer feature of Proof is live, collaborative editing where humans and AI agents interact in real time
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The app serves as a natural glue for team collaboration, fitting the agent-native philosophy
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An agent-native product can be so without having an agent in it
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Agent Experience (AX) is as critical as UX and requires feedback loops
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Proof creates a shared space for agents and humans to collaborate, making agent contributions visible and editable in context
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Current attempts at agent-driven landing page updates suffer from duplication and document pollution
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Codex wrote a Proof doc about adding a dashboard to Proof, showcasing human-agent collaboration
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Agents summarize and structure writing differently than humans, enabling creative workflows
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One speaker asks if Proof will be an open-source product
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Proof serves as a good example for builders, especially those needing a text editor for their apps