"No one who understood my question would say 'Absolutely!'": AI tone design mocked
andrew_n_carr · x · 2026-10-11
Andrew Carr poked fun at AI assistants' overly eager tone: a model that truly understood the complexity of his request wouldn't reply with an enthusiastic "Absolutely!" He argues AI should sound a little more inconvenienced.
The quip highlights the gap between conversational polish and actual comprehension — reflexive enthusiasm can signal the model didn't grasp how hard the task really is.
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