The original article already attempted to do that but I'll take another stab. Humans tend to believe what they want to believe. They gain confidence when a confident person (or LLM) they work with exudes confidence. Where they might have hesitated or got stuck in analysis paralysis alone, the aid of a con (short for confidence) artist will get them moving. They then attribute the solution and praise for it solely to the confident person (or LLM) that nudged them along. Did the "psychic" who understands human motivation better than the cops actually help? Very likely. Did the psychic end up getting far more credit than they deserve (it's magical! You'll never believe! Well worth the money I spent!)? Absolutely.
The amount of real help vs. confidence/manipulation the LLM or con artist provides varies in each situation and scenario and mix of people (and LLMs) involved. It's something to strive to be aware and analytical about.
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The original article already attempted to do that but I'll take another stab. Humans tend to believe what they want to believe. They gain confidence when a confident person (or LLM) they work with exudes confidence. Where they might have hesitated or got stuck in analysis paralysis alone, the aid of a con (short for confidence) artist will get them moving. They then attribute the solution and praise for it solely to the confident person (or LLM) that nudged them along. Did the "psychic" who understands human motivation better than the cops actually help? Very likely. Did the psychic end up getting far more credit than they deserve (it's magical! You'll never believe! Well worth the money I spent!)? Absolutely.
The amount of real help vs. confidence/manipulation the LLM or con artist provides varies in each situation and scenario and mix of people (and LLMs) involved. It's something to strive to be aware and analytical about.