AI psychosis is the new leadership blind spot

Posted by rwmj 19 hours ago

AI psychosis is the new leadership blind spot(www.fastcompany.com)

169 points | 104 commentspage 4

insane_dreamer 14 hours ago|

> In one recent survey, 74% of executives said they had more confidence in AI’s advice than in that of colleagues or friends, and 44% said they would defer to its reasoning over their own insights.

looks like companies can replace their C-suite and really start saving money!

econ 14 hours ago|

I've thought about this (for laughs) for many decades (pros and cons) The further up the hierarchy the harder it gets to be in many places at the same time and to talk with everyone simultaneously. You get a level of abstraction (and a game of telephone) that might be worse than LLM hallucinations.

Being able to talk to the higher-ups directly 24/7 all at the same time and as much as you want would be a game changer.

chrisjj 18 hours ago||

> The third symptom is the most insidious: trusting AI’s judgement over your people’s.

This might actually be an improvement. Execs gulled by "AI" are surely the ones likely to have the worst judgement in hiring people.

teamonkey 17 hours ago||

> Because what loosened those patients’ grip on reality was prolonged exposure to a voice that sounded informed and assured, and always felt supportive and patient.

Elites have been surrounding themselves by Yes Men for centuries. Is this any different, I wonder, or has there always been such a psychosis?

ttul 18 hours ago||

I’m in a very small C-suite and AI psychosis definitely takes over from my normal level of dysfunction at times. Fortunately, my reports are good at telling me when I am full of shit.

jsmoot-opq 18 hours ago||

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metalman 18 hours ago||

the truth is backwards "ai psychosis is the tiny view giving leadership the ideas needed to fuel the continuing chaos they depend on"

slibhb 18 hours ago||

There's no reason to link "AI psychosis" (i.e. interactiong with AI triggering psychotic episodes in the mentally ill) to people who "trust AI too much" or "don't bother to verify outputs".

You can be the most AI-pilled wingnut in the world, but until you start hallucinating, there's no reason to call this psychosis.

bonoboTP 18 hours ago|

It's just become a buzzword and a fighting word to hurl at the enemy in the AI wars.

lasky 18 hours ago||

this article reads like humanslop

orbifold 18 hours ago|

Article reads AI generated, or maybe those are the kind of publications is where they got this from?

Karuma 17 hours ago|

Yes, it's pure, horrible, AI slop. And as usual, all the people that mentioned this got downvoted here. Unfortunately, HN users can't even tell this crap from useful text.