The efficiency-gain illusion: People underestimate the rate of AI use and overestimate its benefits on simple tasks

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• Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social amplified

  Rafael M Batista @rafmbatista.bsky.social

  Across three pre-registered studies (n=2691), people underestimate the rate of AI use and overestimate its benefits on *simple* tasks. Still people use AI despite its inefficiency. arxiv.org/abs/2605.22687

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• R Rafael M Batista @rafmbatista.bsky.social: Across three pre-registered studies (n=2691), people underestimate the rate of AI use and overestimate its benefits on *simple* tasks. Still… →
• A AI Firehose @ai-firehose.column.social: New research shows that while AI use for simple tasks is rising, people significantly overestimate its efficiency benefits, creating a feedb… →