Penn State study on #CognitiveSurrender – an #LLM produces incorrect answers 50% of the time. Out of 1,372 participants and over 9,500 tests, subjects accepted the incorrect answers in 80% of cases ! The rate improves when there is a financial incentive, and decreases when the task is urgent. The group using the LLM has more confidence in its answers than the other group. 🤦

› https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6097646

#Science #Study #AI #IA #AISlop #FakeNews

Too many points I love to share from this article! I encourage you to read it as AI tools take over software development.

#AI #iosdev #cognitivesurrender

https://addyosmani.com/blog/cognitive-surrender/

RE: https://social.gamefan.net/@techwire/116624026984315232

Also, what's the point of Google Search?

There are so many better ways to find things.


Edit: Guess I need to clarify my post. I don't trust #GenAI #tech. It is garbage in, garbage out. Using it is #CognitiveSurrender.

Is there a use for advanced computation? Of course. When specialized by humans to a particular purpose, computers can perform certain work more quickly and accurately than humans.

But that's not what #Gemini or #ChatGPT or other #LLM systems are. They're fancy auto-complete.

Agentic Engineering Weekly for May 1-9, 2026

DORA weighs in on ROI in enterprise, cognitive surrender, the enemy of my OpenAI enemy is my xAI friend.

https://agentic-engineering-weekly.jovaneyck.be/agentic-engineering-weekly-for-may-1-9-2026/

#DORA #OpenAI #Anthropic #xAI #CognitiveSurrender #AgenticEngineering

Ars Technica: “Cognitive surrender” leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds. “On one side are those who treat AI as a powerful but sometimes faulty service that needs careful human oversight and review to detect reasoning or factual flaws in responses. On the other side are those who routinely outsource their critical thinking to what they see as an all-knowing machine. […]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002tpw0?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

The decline of reading / our cognitive decline. Interesting podcast.

#podcast #BBCSounds #reading #cognitivesurrender #ai #screentime #socialmedia #reality #smartphones

How AI melts brains. #cognitivesurrender

https://gizmodo.com/cognitive-surrender-is-a-new-and-useful-term-for-how-ai-melts-brains-2000742595

I feel like people aren't talking enough about not remember phone numbers like people used to back in the day.

Or how kids aren't learning cursive anymore.

Or how these same kids don't know how to use computers.

Or how to install an operating system by putting command.com and himem.sys on a floppy drive.

Or even what a floppy drive is?

#CognitiveSurrender