AIThe Decoderabout 2 hours ago
AI Access Kills Willingness to Say I Don't Know
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Five experiments with 3,132 participants found that simply having a language model available nearly eliminated people's willingness to say "I don't know." In control groups, participants withheld judgment on 36 and 44 percent of questions; with AI access, that fell to 6 and 3 percent. Confidence rose while accuracy dropped sharply.
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