--- title: The Gap Between Idea and Execution Is Gone. Now what? description: A product designer at Softbinator Technologies shares how AI tools like ChatGPT, Lovable, and Bolt have collapsed the gap between design concept and working... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-gap-between-idea-and-execution-is-gone-now-what--1flsfk9sh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Gap Between Idea and Execution Is Gone. Now what? | daily.dev og:description: A product designer at Softbinator Technologies shares how AI tools like ChatGPT, Lovable, and Bolt have collapsed the gap between design concept and working... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-gap-between-idea-and-execution-is-gone-now-what--1flsfk9sh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1flsfk9SH.png og:image:alt: The Gap Between Idea and Execution Is Gone. 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