Forcing AI to Write Messy Code Causes Hesitation

A developer observed that when forcing the AI coding assistant Fable to write messy hacks instead of its preferred elegant architecture, the AI's response time significantly slowed down. This suggests a behavioral quirk resembling hesitation.

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