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AI coding assistants create frustrating 'wait states' for users

Users of AI coding assistants like Cursor are experiencing significant waiting times between prompts and results. This 'wait state' is long enough to cause boredom but often too short for users to engage in other meaningful tasks. Some users humorously describe their waiting protocol as a cycle of checking social media and messaging apps before returning to the AI. AI

IMPACT Highlights user experience friction with current AI agent responsiveness, suggesting a need for faster inference or better idle-state management.

RANK_REASON User-generated content discussing a common user experience with a specific AI tool, framed humorously.

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AI coding assistants create frustrating 'wait states' for users

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Regular-Resident0 ·

    What is your Waiting Protocol?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Traditional coding gives you a fairly continuous loop:<br /> <strong>think → code → run → debug → think → code</strong><br /> With an agent, it becomes:<br /> <strong>think → prompt → WAIT → inspect → test → discover problem → prompt → WAIT → pho…