Why AI Still Loses to Humans: Renowned Psychologist Explains

Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer is a renowned German psychologist and director emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, widely recognized as a global authority on decision-making, heuristics, and risk literacy.

A prolific author, he has engaged intellectually with figures like B.F. Skinner and AI pioneer Herbert Simon, challenging the belief that more data and algorithms always lead to better outcomes.

In this conversation, Gigerenzer explains why AI excels only in stable, rule-based environments and struggles with uncertainty and human behavior.

He critiques AGI hype and the myth of fully autonomous machines, arguing that fear of job-stealing robots is often misplaced. Instead, he warns that the real threat lies in surveillance capitalism, addictive digital environments, and the slow erosion of human autonomy and attention.

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00:00 Intro to the Book & AI Evolution
03:17 Privacy & Surveillance Capitalism
05:08 Tech Paternalism & AI Myths
10:11 Social Media & Free Coffee Analogy
15:36 AI Hype & Self-Driving Cars
23:22 Stable World Principle
31:07 Illusion of Privacy in the Digital Age
38:49 Impact of Technology on Human Behavior
49:14 AI Bubble
53:03 Importance of Rules of Thumb

Special Thanks to Gerd Gigerenzer, PhD
BOOK: How to Stay Smart in a Smart World: Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms
BOOK LINK🔗https://a.co/d/cxwR0nn
WEBSITE: https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/staff/...

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