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by jackbrookes 509 days ago
Yes I'd bet most users just 50/50 it, which actually makes it more remarkable that there was a 56% selection rate
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I read the one on the left but choose the shorter one.

The interface wastes so much screen real estate already and the answers are usually overly verbose unless I've given explicit instructions on how to answer.

The default level of verbosity you get without explicitly prompting for it to be succinct makes me think there’s an office full of workers getting paid by the token.
In my experience the verbosity significantly improves output quality