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💊🧠 AI & Cognition: The Dangerous Illusion of Infallibility We have a new oracle in our lives. We ask it complex questions about history, science, and ethics, and it responds instantly, in perfect prose, with unwavering confidence. We nod, accept the answer, and move on. But there is a problem: the oracle is frequently hallucinating. It invents facts, fabricates academic citations, and presents utter nonsense with the authority of an encyclopedia. Yet, studies show we overwhelmingly tend to trust it. We are experiencing the "Placebo Effect of Smart." Just as a sugar pill works because we believe it’s medicine, we accept AI output as truth because we believe the machine is intelligent. We mistake eloquence for accuracy, and confidence for competence.

The Placebo Effect of "Smart": Why We Trust AI Even When It Hallucinates

💊🧠 AI & Cognition: The Dangerous Illusion of Infallibility We have a new oracle in our lives. We ask it complex questions about history, science, and ethics, and it responds instantly, in perfect prose, with unwavering confidence. We nod, accept the answer, and move on. But there is a problem: the oracle is frequently hallucinating. It invents facts, fabricates academic citations, and presents utter nonsense with the authority of an encyclopedia. Yet, studies show we overwh

☯️ AI & The Self: Psychology

⚖️ The Digital Oracle's Dilemma – AI in Pursuit of Truth In an age saturated with information, where headlines scream for attention and viral content spreads like wildfire, discerning fact from fiction can feel like navigating a dense, bewildering fog. We're constantly bombarded with news, opinions, user-generated content, and, increasingly, sophisticated fabrications. In this complex landscape, we naturally turn to powerful tools for clarity, and Artificial Intelligence is often heralded as a potential beacon—a "digital oracle" that could help us sift the grain of truth from the chaff of falsehood.

AI and the Quest for Truth: A Deep Dive into How Machines Discern Fact from Fiction

⚖️ The Digital Oracle's Dilemma – AI in Pursuit of Truth In an age saturated with information, where headlines scream for attention and viral content spreads like wildfire, discerning fact from fiction can feel like navigating a dense, bewildering fog. We're constantly bombarded with news, opinions, user-generated content, and, increasingly, sophisticated fabrications. In this complex landscape, we naturally turn to powerful tools for clarity, and Artificial Intelligence is o

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