Understanding Assist's Deep Thinking Feature

When Does Assist Use Deep Thinking?

When responding to your requests, the AI considers several key factors to determine if Deep Thinking is needed:

1. Content Type and Complexity

• Are you sharing a file or complex content that needs detailed analysis? (like audio, long text, or data)
• Would a quick read miss important details or nuances?

2. Knowledge Depth

• Do you need the AI to understand specific details within your content?
• Is there technical or specialised information that requires careful analysis?

3. Question Context

• Are you asking about specific details that require deep understanding?
• Does answering your question require connecting multiple pieces of information?

4. Available Information

• Has specific content been shared that needs thorough analysis?
• Is the content complex enough to warrant deep analysis?

5. Task Needs

• Will a quick look be insufficient for what you need?
• Does your task require finding specific details or patterns?

Example Questions

Questions That Will Trigger Deep Thinking:

• "Can you analyse this PDF and tell me the key findings?"
• "What are the main points discussed in this meeting recording?"
• "Extract all the statistics from this research paper"
• "Compare these two technical documents and highlight the differences"
• "Summarise all the action items from this long email thread"
• "What patterns do you see in this dataset?"
• "Break down the methodology section of this research paper"
• "What were the key decisions made in this board meeting recording?"

Questions That Won't Need Deep Thinking:

• "What time is it?"
• "How do I contact support?"
• "Can you update the banner image?"
• "Add a new section to the document"
• "What's your name?"
• "Please format this paragraph"
• "Change the title of this section"
• "What actions can you perform?"

How to Know When Deep Thinking Will Happen

The main factors that determine whether your request needs Deep Thinking are:

1. You've shared specific content that needs analysis (WILL use Deep Thinking)
2. Your request requires understanding complex information (WILL use Deep Thinking)
3. You're asking for simple information or instructions (WON'T need Deep Thinking)
4. Your request can be handled with a quick read or simple actions (WON'T need Deep Thinking)

Real-World Example

When you share an audio file and ask "Tell me about this," the AI will use Deep Thinking because it needs to carefully analyse the audio content. However, when you ask about how something works or need simple clarifications, Deep Thinking isn't necessary as these can be answered with basic knowledge or simple actions.

When Deep Thinking is active, you'll see an indicator that the AI is processing your request in detail. This means it's taking extra time to thoroughly understand and analyse your content before responding.