Steering, Stopping and Taking Back
While the AI works you can add instructions, stop it, or take back your last message.
What it is
You do not have to wait for the AI to finish. Anything you send while it works is taken into account at its next step. Stop ends the current work, and a message the AI has not acted on yet can be taken back.
When to use it
| Do this | When |
|---|---|
| Add an instruction | You remembered a detail, or want to narrow the job |
| Stop | It is clearly going the wrong way, or you want to do the rest yourself |
| Take back | You sent something by mistake, or too early |
How to use it
- Add an instruction: type and send while the AI is working. Your message shows Queued and then Steering, and the AI takes it into account at its next step.
- Stop: click Stop (where the Send button is). The chat shows Stopped. Everything done so far stays in the chat.
- Take back: hover over your message and click the Take back icon (a curved arrow) under it. The message goes back into the input box.
Example
You asked for a report on last month's orders. While it works you notice it is including cancelled orders, so you send "leave out cancelled orders". The message shows Steering, and the AI changes course at its next step without starting over.
Limits and permissions
- A message still Queued can always be taken back.
- Your latest sent message can be taken back only if the AI has not started answering or using tools yet, for example while it is still thinking, or right after you clicked Stop. It is then removed from the chat and the AI forgets it.
- Stop does not undo what was already done, such as a file already saved or a form already submitted.
If something goes wrong
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| The Take back icon is missing | The AI already started answering; send a correction instead |
| The AI ignored your added instruction | It takes it at the next step; if the step was long, repeat it after it finishes |
| You stopped too early | Send "continue" and say where to pick up |
Related
- Tool Steps, Approvals and Decisions Follow each step the AI takes
- Give Clear Instructions Fewer corrections from the start
- Offline Queue and Retries Messages sent without a connection