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TECHNOLOGY

AI Advice Reduces Willingness to Admit Ignorance, Study Finds

Researchers from French and Italian universities found that people who received advice from large language models were less likely to say they did not know the answer.

By theregister · 96d ago · Source: theregister

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Researchers from French and Italian universities found that people who received advice from large language models were less likely to say they did not know the answer. In experiments, participants answered questions about visual details in films such as the color of a team's uniform in "Bend It Like Beckham" or the vehicle driven by a character in "Like a Cat on a Highway." When participants could consult AI, only 3% refused to answer, compared with 44% in the control group. Accuracy fell from 27% without AI to 9% with AI, and confidence rose from 30% to 76%. Monetary incentives increased willingness to admit ignorance to 8% and accuracy to 16%, but performance remained below baseline levels. The authors suggest that AI literacy and educational policies could address the issue, noting concerns about children's development of critical thinking skills.

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