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Mar. 3, 2026

AI and the problem of plausible answers

Artificial intelligence systems can reason their way to a clean, confident answer -- and still get it wrong in ways that matter.

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AI and the problem of plausible answers
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Artificial intelligence systems are now used by ordinary people to answer questions that once went directly to doctors, lawyers or trusted advisers. People ask whether a symptom is serious, whether a risk is real, whether a problem can wait. The system responds calmly and at length. It explains. It organizes. It reassures or warns. And people act on what it says.

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