Why we are more likely to take advice from a computer than a human
People tend to trust the judgment of algorithms over human experts when tasks become increasingly complex, a psychological phenomenon known as algorithm appreciation that challenges our assumptions about human intuition.
As tasks grow more difficult, humans often defer to computer programs rather than their peers. A study from the University of Georgia found that as the number of people in a crowd increased, participants relied more on automated estimates than the advice of other humans.
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