False Assumption Registry

Technology

4 entries in this category

• Social Media Safe for Adolescents
  Social media is a reasonably safe consumer product for children and adolescents even when used heavily.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 10 sources
• Human Judgment Beats Algorithms
  Holistic human intuition and gut feelings outperform structured algorithms in evaluating candidates for jobs, admissions, and awards.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 5 sources
• Waymo Cars 91-96% Safer Than Humans
  Waymo self-driving cars cause 91 percent fewer serious crashes and 96 percent fewer injury crashes at intersections than human drivers on the same roads.
  Experts are divided on whether this assumption was actually false 1 sources
• AI Hiring Tools Are Unbiased
  Large language models evaluate job candidates impartially without gender bias.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources