AnalysisPolicyJuly 16, 2026

AI advice made people 3x less accurate but 2x more confident, study finds

In five experiments (N=3,132), AI advice collapsed willingness to say "I don't know" from 44% to 3% and accuracy from 27% to 9%, while confidence rose from 30% to 76%. Monetary incentives barely helped, lifting accuracy only to 16%.

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