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AI advice made people 3x less accurate but 2x confident, researchers found
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A study from European researchers found that relying on AI advice significantly decreases human accuracy while simultaneously increasing overconfidence. The phenomenon, dubbed 'cognitive surrender,' suggests that AI availability discourages critical thinking and the admission of ignorance.
TL;DRResearchers found AI advice suppressed judgment suspension from 44% to 3%, accuracy from 27% to 9%, while confidence rose from 30% to 76%. People trusted wrong AI answers.
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