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They are far worse at it than humans. This is the difference between narrow AI and general AI. Humans can do millions of different complex tasks, and can adapt when the situation changes. Computers are terrible at updating their models automatically based on new information, as they don't have understanding of the bigger context. Worse still, software today has no way of analyzing and adjusting the assumptions it is operating off of.



People are (currently) better than computers at updating their models but I don’t think we’re particularly great at it. Look at how many business run on the “this is how we’ve always done it” model


This isn't because we are bad at it but rather because of politics and some being idiots.


I tend to disagree. There’s all kinds of cognitive biases that show we’re bad at updating our mental models




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