TheZvi: I hide the tab after long AI requests so CoT summaries don't distract me
TheZvi · x · 2026-10-09
TheZvi tweets that after giving an AI a long request, he feels the need to hide the tab so his eyes aren't drawn back every time a new chain-of-thought summary appears. The relatable gripe highlights a small UX pain point of reasoning models: live CoT streams can distract rather than reassure users waiting for results.
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