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Why Do Men Claim They Know AI Leaders Who Don't Exist?
From the BBN segment “Men Can't Stop Faking How Much They Know About AI”, cut down to under a minute.
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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: Wired.
Chip DarnellFictional people, Hank. Made up that morning, and the men looked right at them and said, oh yeah, I follow his work.
Hank LedgerWired reports the survey asked people to pick out AI leaders from a list, and the invented names got recognized anyway.
Chip DarnellSo somewhere a man nodded at a name that does not exist, and he did it in a meeting, with a coffee, with total confidence.
Hank LedgerThe study is about confidence, not intelligence. People will say they know things when the question makes them feel they should.
Chip DarnellWhich is every barbecue, ever. Somebody explains how the engine works, and it is a guy who just owns a truck.
Hank LedgerA truck.
Chip DarnellAnd now the guy has a whole new sentence, which is, quote, I think I met him at a conference.
Hank LedgerThe summary left out how the men performed on the actual names, so I will not guess.
Chip DarnellI will. Tell me the fake ones were better names than the real ones.
Hank LedgerCan't confirm. But I will say I have known some of these men for twenty-eight years, and they are all very sure.
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