[hiAndrewQuinn]

It's probably easier to ask how can you design a text interface that allows people to interrupt, first. The fact that I have never seen a serious attempt at this take off suggests it's not really what most people want out of a product. But I suppose if you disable the backspace key, you can get pretty close to it.

[DougBTX]

I’ve just tried with ChatGPT on iOS, you can press stop then immediately respond while the AI is still generating the response.

[samatman]

I'd prefer a UX where if I start typing, the chatbot immediately stops talking, with a play button which I can use to let it finish predicting whatever it was on about.

It's a small tweak, but it would be a significant improvement. Especially when I'm trying to type multi-line input and forget to hit Shift-Enter: there's this immediate context switch to get to the mouse and hit a small button, when what I want to do is just keep typing. Normally that would mean the bot wouldn't even start replying before the pause signal gets sent to it.

[iambateman]

I think this is a great idea, and makes a lot of sense.

It’s a paper cut, but I get annoyed waiting for GPT to finish when I know the output is misdirected.

Ironically - since it’s not a person - hitting “stop” feels too abrasive so I usually wait until the output completes.

[hiAndrewQuinn]

That opens up an option. You could design a text program that gives both parties the ability to impose a cooldown timer on the other's box. I wonder when an AI would forcibly lock your own box to deliver a message.

Maybe this would be useful if it predicts you're about to say something incriminating.

[alanbernstein]

Sounds like "warning" from AIM

[pests]

This is how @Meta AI works as well. the conversation can continue as it generates it's response, you can see the chat bubble visible growing. No need to press stop.

[wenebego]

I feel like the ... typing animation lets you interrupt people

[sandspar]

The ... typing thing is super cool. It also serves as a kind of "uhhh" thing to hold the air while you think of what to say next.