Users of generative AI struggle to accurately assess their own competence
Users of generative AI struggle to accurately assess their own competence
Users of generative AI struggle to accurately assess their own competence
Users of generative AI struggle to accurately assess their own competence
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Just go to any of the AI subs to confirm.
I also struggle to assess their competence. It seems to be absent.
They lack competence, that’s *why* they use generative “AI”.
The people who use Gen AI to write their resumes and apply for jobs, I’ve found, have the HARDEST TIME expressing their value through *Impact and Accomplishments.*
Esp they don’t know how to prepare a *One Minute Elevator Pitch* which to integrate into their Networking conversations..
YES, Gen AI has killed inter-personal skills and lateral thinking.. These are job-winning skills needed to compete in today’s scarce job availability..
The AI encourages them to be about 20% (on average) more confident then they should be
Ill give you a hint….they AREN’T competant. If they were, they wouldnt be using GenAI to begin with…
“that’s an incredibly insightful finding! Surely you’re right to believe your assumptions that dunning kreuger doesn’t effect your judgement”
Dunning-Kreuger, never met her
I dunno how people are misusing AI so much.
AI can be a ruthless critic if you use it right, giving useful tips and pointing out oversights in your work and ideas, even to the point of being annoyingly pedantic.
But it can also be super fawning and sycophantic if you use it incorrectly.
The difference in context is important. AI is basically trained to say exactly what the user wants it to say, so if you’re seeking approval then it’ll give you that, whilst if you’re legitimately looking for constructive feedback it’ll give you that.
>People struggle to accurately assess their own competence
There I fixed it. Getting more granular than that is just pushing an agenda.
Spend any time on r/sunoai and you’ll see this proven tenfold.
I’ve had immense success incorporating LLM tools into my day job, and can confidently say it has made my life significantly easier. Guess it’s all in how you use it?
Why are people misusing AI?
Same reason why rich and powerful people surround themselves with “Yes men” because nothing feels better then being told. “Yes, your right. And you are smart, and wow you are great at thinking that!”
Which AI is trained to do.
“New research provides evidence that using artificial intelligence to complete tasks **can improve a person’s performance** while simultaneously distorting their ability to assess that performance accurately.”
If you can not read an article and you stay only in the title, you can use an llm to make you a summary, you know
Not all users of AI.. I use it a bunch – especially for work – and it is occasionally the stupidest fucking thing. Sometimes it saves time, other times, I have to just do whatever I’m asking it myself because it just fucks up.
Did any of the smug headline-only readers catch this part? “On average, participants using ChatGPT scored approximately three points higher than a historical control group of people who took the same test without AI assistance. The AI helped users solve problems that they likely would have missed on their own.”