Decision-Making with AI

Feb 27, 2025

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Introduction

I saw this tweet worrying about how our brains are going to be replaced by AI:

It's quite obvious, yet nobody seems to see it coming: AI will make us stupid in a sense. We already start outsourcing thinking and even decision-making to AI. By not using our own thinking ability, we will unlearn how to use it. As AI gets 10x, 100x better, there will be no rational reason to contradict anything AI recommends us to do. Then, we will stop questioning anything, ask AI everything, and act according to AI. Even when our own intuition is telling us otherwise, the logical argument of AI will be so bullet-proof and data backed, that we will forgo our intuition in favor of whatever AI tells us. The result: we end up more stupid and less intuitive; we may even lose moral judgment. We lose our "human genius".

I actually think this is a good thing. Not only are people’s decisions often clouded by emotion, but you also can’t see results until after you decide

And as AI gets better with explanations, we will value predictions more. (Which is why betting markets like Polymarket have become popular)

Wouldn’t it be great if we could peek into the future before making a choice? Could’ve avoided so many regrets!

Luckily, with AI, we can run simulations of how a decision will play out

And, I’ve figured out a way to optimize your prompts for any decision:

Sly as a Fox

Decision-Making with AI

Introduction

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