Why Server-Sent Events Is the Missing Piece in Your AI Chatbot

As AI chatbots become central to web applications, response latency directly impacts user retention. This article demonstrates how Server-Sent Events provides a lightweight, efficient alternative to polling or WebSockets for real-time token streaming, eliminating the performance bottlenecks that plague traditional request-response architectures. Understanding this streaming pattern is essential for developers building responsive, AI-powered interfaces without complex infrastructure overhead.