The pleasing effect: why AI grades your CV on a curve
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I recently wrote about the halo effect associated with AI: the idea that a model that is good at one thing must be good at everything. I presented a simple example in which even the smartest available model could not write a basic letter in German. This time, I will discuss a different problem: the pleasing effect. AI tends to tell you what works, and that can be dangerous if the information it omits is important. Imagine you are job hunting and have your CV in front of you. What does everyone…
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- I recently wrote about the halo effect associated with AI: the idea that a model that is good at one thing must be good at everything.
- I presented a simple example in which even the smartest available model could not write a basic letter in German.
- This time, I will discuss a different problem: the pleasing effect.
- AI tends to tell you what works, and that can be dangerous if the information it omits is important.
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