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Claude users decry silent removal of AI reasoning feature

Users are expressing frustration over Anthropic's apparent removal or significant alteration of the "thinking chain" feature in Claude. This feature, which allowed users to see the step-by-step reasoning process of the AI, was a key differentiator from other models like ChatGPT. The change, which users claim was made without any announcement, has led to concerns about transparency and the value proposition of Claude, especially as users are still being billed for the tokens used in this invisible reasoning process. A common request is for Anthropic to reintroduce the feature with a user-selectable toggle. AI

IMPACT Potential erosion of user trust and perceived value due to reduced transparency in AI reasoning processes.

RANK_REASON User complaints about a product change without announcement.

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Claude users decry silent removal of AI reasoning feature

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/mitangdouzi ·

    so they just silently killed the thinking chain huh

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>cool cool cool. first they compressed the full thinking chain into a useless one-line summary nobody asked for. now on some messages the thinking bubble just straight up doesn’t appear. like claude didn’t even think. we know it did. we’re being b…