Why we trust machines too much: a lecture on automation bias
A lecture extract on automation bias: why people follow satnavs into rivers and robots into the wrong room, the two kinds of error, and what reduces them. Students follow an argument and discuss AI in everyday decisions.
C1Adults55 minLecture
About this lesson
A C1 listening lesson (lecture). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Lecture
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Technology
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- discount, override, malfunction, counterintuitive, immune, calibrated
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow the structure of a lecture: definition, examples, categories and remedies
- Understand and use academic hedging and signposting language
- Evaluate when it is sensible to rely on automated advice