Goodbye grid: Yandex Go CEO declares super app interfaces ‘outdated’

Classic super apps with «tiled» interfaces are becoming outdated, according to Timur Shalekenov, head of Yandex Qazaqstan.

He said the market is shifting toward voice assistants and AI-driven interfaces. Shalekenov made the remarks during a panel discussion at the Kursiv Ecosystems Forum 2026.

Shift toward AI-driven interaction

«I sincerely believe the entire internet will be reinvented in the near future,» Shalekenov said. «If we’re talking about a ‘tiled’ interface, that’s already in the past.»

Instead, he pointed to the rise of «live or near-live assistants» capable of performing tasks directly or delegating them in real time.

«I think the next step in ‘super-app’ evolution is to rethink how users consume services through GPT-like interfaces,» he said, referring to AI systems that can determine the most efficient way to solve a given problem.

Voice interfaces gaining traction

Shalekenov added that users are increasingly adopting voice-based interaction. Notably, in Kazakhstan, about 1 million internet-connected devices already use Alice AI.