A cognitive bias wherein individuals, after identifying clear errors or limitations in AI-generated content within their own area of expertise, nevertheless continue to place undue confidence in the same AI’s output on topics outside their expertise. This phenomenon reflects a selective skepticism: the observed unreliability of AI is compartmentalized rather than generalized, leading to inconsistent trust in the technology.
Jared, a software engineer, noticed that the AI couldn’t correctly format a for-loop in Python. Ten minutes later, he trusted it to draft a legally binding employment contract. Classic Smith-Sauer AI Amnesia Effect.
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A medical condition where people forget most or all of their memories and information from their previous life, (aka. past-life (P. L. ).
(Notes: Past-life amnesia is caused by becoming dead, after people die in their past-life. They carry this amnesia with them into their next one).
A medical condition where people forget most or all of their memories and information from their previous life, (aka. past-life (P. L. ).
(Notes: Past-life amnesia is caused by becoming dead, after people die in their past-life. They carry this amnesia with them into their next one).
'Like all reincarnated people, the woman had a bad case of past-life amnesia: She only had vague P.L. memories of the few traumatic moments leading up to her death.'
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"My dissociative amnesia is so bad, I don't even remember getting behind the wheel! When I realized I was driving, I was lost and couldn't remember what I was doing or where I was going."
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The effects of SBA are misreadings of battery life and malfunction of software of which work with the battery.
This problem persists in most battery chips found in portable electronics and can be fixed by draining the battery through one extended use before doing a full charge.
The effects of SBA are misreadings of battery life and malfunction of software of which work with the battery.
This problem persists in most battery chips found in portable electronics and can be fixed by draining the battery through one extended use before doing a full charge.
"Man, my computer says my battery is low, but I just charged it!" "Don't worry! it's Selective Battery Amnesia, just let the battery run down and it will fix itself!"
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I helped Bayo with $200, but I have not heard from him since then because of his confirmative amnesia.
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