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This is interesting and all, but it's a tad complex to use. AI is supposed to simplify your life, but this just ends up making things more complicated.

Ask -> answer, no more steps, that is the core value of ChatGPT or AI.

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Suppose I have a conversation with ChatGPT about a macro, or better yet, a series of macros. We reach the 10th sub-module, but suddenly, I find a bug in module 2 (20 minutes ago chat). While I could redirect the chat back to module 2, it's a bit convoluted. Ideally, I'd want to return to an earlier point in the conversation, resolve module 2, and then continue where we left off. However, if I update my response from 20 chats ago, I risk orphaning the rest of the conversation. The response lag also complicates things because I might move on to new ideas or debugging tasks in the meantime. I suppose I should say because of the lag time, I’m not in sync with the chat, that lag affords me the opportunity to keep doing other things. If the chat was more like groq maybe it would be less the case - not sure.

The other thing I find is that if I change how I replied/asked, I get a different answer. I like the idea I can fork this node and evaluate outcomes based on my varied inputs. You’re right it’s hugely more complex. But its complexity I think I'd love to have available.

> Ask -> answer, no more steps, that is the core value of ChatGPT or AI.

This is the absolutely ideal state of the product, i agree.

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