Generative AI at Work / Unit 1 GAI 007 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Confident Delivery
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The idea
The risk in confabulation, NIST observes, comes when people believe false content because it is delivered confidently, then act on it or pass it along.
In practice
NIST's example: a confabulated summary of patient reports leading a doctor toward the wrong diagnosis or treatment.
Where people slip
The more consequential the decision, the more a confident wrong answer costs.
Your place on the trail
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