Would ChatGPT be more useful if it interrupted us more often?

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Summary

An opinion piece exploring the trade-off between AI assistants that silently make assumptions and those that interrupt users for clarification, questioning the optimal level of initiative for tools like ChatGPT.

Most AI assistants seem designed to complete the task with as little friction as possible. I’m starting to think that isn’t always helpful. If I ask ChatGPT to draft an important email, analyze a spreadsheet, or plan something complicated, it can often produce a polished answer while quietly making assumptions I never approved. The result looks finished, so those assumptions are easy to miss. Personally, I’d rather have it interrupt me when one missing detail could materially change the outcome. Not for every minor ambiguity, because that would become annoying fast, but when it is choosing between genuinely different interpretations. The tension is that an assistant that constantly asks questions feels less capable, while one that confidently fills every gap may be more convenient but harder to trust. Where would you draw the line between useful initiative and an AI making too many assumptions for you?
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