20251031 - AI makes you think you're a genius when you're an idiot

Dunning-Kruger for everyone! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/31/ai-makes-you-think-youre-a-genius-when-youre-an-idiot/ - text Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Logo, black text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174466546 Logo, no text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174467216?ref=studio-promote Send in your story tips: [email protected] Sources: AI makes you smarter but none the wiser: The disconnect between performance and metacognition https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563225002262 AI Makes You Smarter, But None the Wiser: The Disconnect between Performance and Metacognition (preprint) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5212902 AI use makes us overestimate our cognitive performance https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1103616 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA