# Provide visual cue when a topic is receiving an AI response

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-visual-cue-when-a-topic-is-receiving-an-ai-response/356720
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** ai
**Created:** [March 11, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-visual-cue-when-a-topic-is-receiving-an-ai-response/356720 "2025-03-11T03:26:35Z")
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### Author: ![BrianC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/brianc/32/487568_2.png) [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-visual-cue-when-a-topic-is-receiving-an-ai-response/356720/5 "2025-05-21T14:17:52Z")

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Thank you @sam

The current blue flashing dot indicator disappears when the AI starts to “think”. Is that the expected behavior? The indicator remaining visible and flashing would by itself be sufficient to show background activity occurring. It currently disappears during thinking and then reappears as the AI starts to respond on my Discourse instance.

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