I don't do 'app development,' but Google's 'Antigravity' is the 'personal helper' living on my PC

Defying gravity

Google's new AI tool, Antigravity. The name means to defy gravity. Actually, there is a product called 'Antigravity' for golf club shafts, so I knew the name from that first.

When I saw the introductory video for this Google AI tool, I was honestly a bit confused. You can easily create web pages. You can build your own apps. Even non-engineers can develop without writing code. That is certainly impressive.

But as I watched the screen, I thought to myself: 'I don't make web pages,' and 'I don't make games either.'

I like PCs and AI. However, I am not a person who 'develops' things. That is precisely why I thought the true value of Antigravity might actually lie with people like me, who are already trying to master Gemini and GPT.

To be honest, the flashy world of promotion was a bit too dazzling for me. But what if this isn't a 'development tool,' but rather 'a helper that does tedious PC work for you'?
Doesn't that make you want to try it out a little?

This time, I will share my experience of setting aside the term 'app development' and starting a relationship with a new helper.

'Magic bespoke service' instead of 'development'

You don't need special programming knowledge to use this tool. Of course, I'm sure there are times when Python knowledge is useful if you use it extensively. But for now, I am deliberately choosing to 'look away' from that.

All that was needed was a little bit of 'selfishness'.

Until now, AI has been a 'consultant' to me. It gives good ideas, but I'm always the one doing the actual work. Antigravity was a little different in that regard.

• When I input 'I want to do X,' the agent on the screen (a fairy-like entity) starts moving.

• First, it makes a plan and says, 'Owner, let's look into this first.'

• It actually does the work, writes the code, fixes errors,

• and then presents the finished product, saying, 'How is this?'

It felt like there was a little fairy inside my PC, carving out a 'special wand' on the spot to make my wishes come true. I just watched from the side. Occasionally, I would just nod and say, 'Yeah, that's fine.' This distance felt very comfortable to me.

The 'Selfish Strategy Room' that moved into my PC

What I find most helpful right now is the daily collection and analysis of world affairs.

Until January, I was doing a 'bucket brigade' where I asked multiple Gems (custom AIs) separate questions and then copied and pasted the results. Even though I knew it was inefficient, I had been using this laborious system because I was quite troubled by the hallucinations caused by stuffing too much information in.

When I was holding my head in my hands after repeated prompt rejections, I suddenly thought: 'Couldn't I just have this designed in Antigravity?' (I found out later that Antigravity can actually be stricter with its rules in some respects.)

If I could create an 'instruction manual' that moves an investigator, an analyst, and an auditor all at onceAntigravity would silently write the code and give shape to the blueprints in my head. I just pasted the completed content into Google's Gem.

It's only been about two weeks since I started using it, but before I knew it, it had become part of the 'infrastructure' of my daily life.

Why 'Antigravity'?

'Wouldn't ChatGPT or Gemini be enough for that?' You might think so. The biggest difference I felt was that Antigravity 'breaks a sweat' for me.

Ordinary chat AIs try to give an answer in one go. Antigravity, on the other hand, fixes errors if they occur along the way and tries different methods if something doesn't work.

However, I should talk about the reality of it for a moment.

Even so, it at least takes over the 'initial design' and the work of getting things to a working state. For me, this alone was worth enough.

Looking ahead

Google Antigravity might be more than just an editor for non-engineers to create programs. It's a helper for giving shape to the little inconveniences of daily life and the small 'whims' within oneself.

• Calculations that a calculator can't handle

• Organization that a notepad can't handle

• Usage that existing apps can't satisfy

• And the automation of daily routine work

First, just try putting into words, 'I wish I had a tool like this.' That alone might actually be enough.