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On 6/04/2026 2:33 pm, Axel wrote:
> keithr0 wrote:
>> On 6/04/2026 10:32 am, Axel wrote:
>>> Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>> Axel <none@not.here> wrote:
>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>> keithr0 <me@bugger.off.com.au> wrote
>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>>>>> Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote
>>>>>>>>> keithr0 <me@bugger.off.com.au> wrote
>>>>>>>>>> https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/research-finds-ai-users- 
>>>>>>>>>> scarily-
>>>>>>>>>> willing-to-surrender-their-cognition-to-llms/
>>>>>>>>> Not surprising at all. It's much the same as all the stories about
>>>>>>>>> people getting stuck somewhere because they blindly followed their
>>>>>>>>> satnav. I'm frequently bewildered by how willing people are to
>>>>>>>>> offload often important decisions to some perceived authority with
>>>>>>>>> known failings or ulterior motives, but of course politics and
>>>>>>>>> religion are based on exactly that common willingness. Such AIs
>>>>>>>>> have all the potential to join those as a new major social power.
>>>>>>>>   Just like you do with google
>>>>>>> Google simply points you to places where information exists.
>>>>>> But the problem is working out what is ignorant shit and what isnt
>>>>> and AI does that to a large extent
>>>> Yet you keep posting where it just waffles BS instead. Petzl's
>>>> didn't even figure out where the data in the article he was asking
>>>> it to verify had come from (and somehow he still seemed to think it
>>>> was useful). What you're doing is exactly what the article is
>>>> talking about - deferring to a false authority rather than deciding
>>>> for yourself.
>>>
>>> if I can get an answer in seconds to question I want or need 
>>> answered, I consider that far preferable to endless googling to try 
>>> to find the answer myself. If I have any doubt about the veracity of 
>>> the AI answer, I can always check for myself.
>>>
>>>>   In fact the AI's responses are no more authoritative
>>>> than the authors of random webpages,
>>>
>>> AI answers are more authoritative than those from authors of random 
>>> webpages since they're based on the research the AI does to answer 
>>> the query.  answers from 'random webpages' rely on the knowledge, 
>>> and/or depth of research, of the author and their honesty, and lack 
>>> of agenda or bias.
>>
>> Where do you think that "AI" gets it's answers from? Clue - random 
>> webpages
> 
> yes but not just one. it creates it's response from multiple sources, so 
> it needs to find many websites saying the same thing to know it's giving 
> the right answer.

you really think so?

>>>>   but it tries to tell you what
>>>> you want to hear,
>>>
>>> no it doesn't. it will tell you if what you're saying is wrong, or if 
>>> something is true or not. I find it a very useful and time saving 
>>> tool to answer simple questions. many questions just need 
>>> confirmation or denial, a yes or no answer, or simply stating some 
>>> fact. however, no doubt the accuracy of answers would probably depend 
>>> on the complexity of the question.
>>>
>>>> which appears to be all you really care about
>>>
>>> no I want a truthful answer
>>>
>>>> (and definitely all that Rod Speed cares about).
>>>
>>
> 
> 

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                Re: "Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-04-06 14:35 +1000
                Re: "Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-06 15:48 +1000
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