Steve Ruiz - Is the canvas the future for AI?

In this episode of Dive Club, Ridd interviews Steve Ruiz, the founder of tldraw, to explore the power of canvas UX and its potential for the future of AI. Steve shares his unconventional journey from fine arts to becoming a tech entrepreneur, detailing his early work in art, legal research, and eventual transition to web design and prototyping. The conversation covers his deep dive into coding, his obsession with solving complex visual problems like drawing perfect arrows, and the evolution of tldraw as a canvas SDK. Steve discusses the principles of good tool design, the challenges of balancing innovation with user familiarity, and his experiments with AI agents on the canvas, envisioning a future where humans and AI collaborate seamlessly in real-time.