The most trustworthy AI answer might be the one that slows down
yi111 · reddit · 2026-10-01
The author notices they trust AI more when it pauses and says what it cannot determine from the given information. Confident answers are convenient, but useful answers should show where uncertainty lies — the gap between "probably true" and "definitely true" can matter more than the answer itself.
They speculate future AI systems will be judged on how well they communicate uncertainty rather than how often they sound certain, and ask whether readers would prefer an AI that gives fewer but honestly confidence-labeled answers.
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