Hacker News with Generative AI: Cognitive Bias

More is more: Addition bias in large language models (sciencedirect.com)
In this paper, we investigate the presence of addition bias in Large Language Models (LLMs), drawing a parallel to the cognitive bias observed in humans where individuals tend to favor additive over sub-tractive changes [3].

Generative AI, Science, Cognitive Bias

5 points by Anon84 8 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Is anyone experiencing "AI brain rot?" (ycombinator.com)
I’ve noticed that the more often I ask for AI assistance or “vibe code” things, the less sharp I am at solving difficult challenges of a similar nature the next time.

Artificial Intelligence, Programming, Cognitive Bias

52 points by benguild 29 days ago | 40 comments

Empathy Gap (wikipedia.org)
An empathy gap, sometimes referred to as an empathy bias, is a breakdown or reduction in empathy (the ability to recognize, understand, and share another's thoughts and feelings) where it might otherwise be expected to occur.

Psychology, Cognitive Bias, Social Psychology

5 points by yamrzou 45 days ago | 0 comments

Your brain is lying to you about the “good old days” (vox.com)
The science behind why we think the past was better than the present.

Nostalgia, Psychology, Cognitive Bias

15 points by lr0 101 days ago | 13 comments

An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism Spectrum, Neurodiversity (2011) (ssrn.com)
This paper considers an economic approach to autistic individuals, as a window for understanding autism, as a new and growing branch of neuroeconomics (how does behavior vary with neurology?), and as a foil for better understanding non-autistics and their cognitive biases.

Economics, Autism, Neurodiversity, Cognitive Bias

5 points by FergusArgyll 150 days ago | 0 comments

Why you should never kiss a baby on the head (theconversation.com)
There is a cognitive bias called “the curse of knowledge” (sometimes also called “the curse of expertise”). It happens when you incorrectly assume that everyone knows as much as you do on a given topic. As a clinical microbiologist, I assumed everyone knew that it was a terrible idea to kiss a newborn baby anywhere on its head.

Health, Parenting, Cognitive Bias, Microbiologists

14 points by bookofjoe 151 days ago | 16 comments

A Surgeon Warned People to Never Kiss a Baby. This Is Why (sciencealert.com)
There is a cognitive bias called "the curse of knowledge" (sometimes also called "the curse of expertise"). It happens when you incorrectly assume that everyone knows as much as you do on a given topic.

Health, Babies, Cognitive Bias

8 points by amichail 151 days ago | 3 comments

People think they already know everything they need to make decisions (arstechnica.com)
The world is full of people who have excessive confidence in their own abilities. This is famously described as the Dunning-Kruger effect, which describes how people who lack expertise in something will necessarily lack the knowledge needed to recognize their own limits.