Using AI wrong: errors in only one direction of reliance means you're doing it badly
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-11-02
A shared take argues that while some people overrely on AI and produce slop they don't understand, many more—including economists and think tankers—err the other way, underusing the technology and thereby making avoidable mistakes and not thinking ambitiously enough. If your errors only run in one direction (overreliance or underreliance), you're using the technology wrong.
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