"In fact, I didn't even think to ask ChatGPT what might work in my favor if I just stayed the course.I was a "LLeMming": a term Lila Shroff uses to describe compulsive AI users in The Atlantic. Lila Shroff shares that just as the adoption of writing reduced our memory and calculators devalued basic arithmetic skills, AI could be atrophying our critical thinking skills."
"In my TEDx talk, I share that we are all susceptible to a cognitive bias called authority bias, which means we are heavily influenced by the opinions and judgments of perceived authority figures. This could be accepting your boss's input without critical evaluation, or it could be blind trust that ChatGPT always provides the right answers. Large Language Models offer us 24/7 access to advice and guidance."
A business leader relied on ChatGPT during a difficult season and accepted its recommendations without checking alignment with personal values or alternative strategies. Compulsive AI use is labeled "LLeMming" and is compared to past technologies that reduced human memory and basic arithmetic skills. Authority bias leads people to defer to perceived experts, including LLMs, causing uncritical acceptance of AI-generated answers. Large Language Models provide constant, confident-seeming advice, making cognitive offloading convenient while avoiding inward reflection and effort. LLMs are not critical thinkers and can hallucinate, undermine problem-solving, and diminish spontaneous creativity.
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