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Study shows 'alarming' level of trust in AI for life and death decisions


A US study that simulated life and death decisions has shown that humans place excessive trust in artificial intelligence when guiding their choices.

A US study that simulated life and death decisions has shown that humans place excessive trust in artificial intelligence when guiding their choices. The work, conducted by scientists at the University of California – Merced, is published in Scientific Reports. According to Holbrook, the study’s design was a means of testing the broader question of putting too much trust in AI under uncertain circumstances.

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