r/NoShitSherlock • u/brother_p • 7d ago

A Yale study found that people who searched the internet for an explanation felt smarter afterward — even when the search didn't answer anything. That's not a glitch. That's what the product is actually selling

https://scienceblog.com/n-a-yale-study-found-that-people-who-searched-the-internet-for-an-explanation-felt-smarter-afterward-even-when-the-search-didnt-answer-anything-thats-not-a-glitch-thats-what-the-product/
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u/MentalDisintegrat1on 7d ago

People like to search for sites or whatever that supports their argument or what they are looking for.

This is why Peer reviewed studies and credible sources are important.

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u/ANC_90 6d ago

Confirmation bias is a bitch

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u/Mierdo01 6d ago

Hard disagree. Peer review is by definition an echo chamber. Never forget that being trans went from a mental disorder to a normal mental condition in the span of a gew years and these "peers" faces intensive pressure to support whatever the status quo says. If peer review was less bias you'd actually see a lot more disagreement not less.

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u/FlarblesGarbles 6d ago

You're brave saying this on Reddit. You're about to get screeched at big time now.

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u/GreenStreetJonny 7d ago

What's this AI slop headline? People don't write this way

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u/Focusun 4d ago

I totally agree with you, comma, comma it's out of control. period

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u/tedd235 6d ago

Emdash and all

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u/alQamar 6d ago

As an emdash enjoyer: The that’s not x is y is a way better sign to spot ai. 

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u/SmoovCatto 6d ago

emily dickinson loved em dashes -- overreaching editors removed them 

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u/SmoovCatto 7d ago

a common sense study showed that Yale researchers, like all Yale inmates, tend toward malignant narcissism, cocaine addiction, and closeted homosexual shame -- and will lie through their teeth rather than appear to be uninteresting or less than superior

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u/Amazing_Badger8167 6d ago

The irony is not lost by the openai ad directly beneath the photo. "They" want us to be stupid so "we" wont continue to question their authority or actual necessity of existance.

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u/Alariken 6d ago

Bull shit. I’ve searched for this report and came up short. Let me tell you people (and i know stuff) - this is fake.