Example of Automation Bias
- A driver follows GPS directions into a clearly dangerous road condition because the navigation system indicated that route, ignoring their own observation of the hazard.
Trust in the automated system overrode direct visual evidence. - A pharmacist dispenses an incorrect medication dosage that the computer system generated, missing an obvious error they would have caught if calculating manually.
Reliance on the automated system reduced the critical oversight that would have caught the mistake.
Note
This is a common biasIncreasingly studied as AI and automated decision support systems become more prevalent in high-stakes domains including healthcare, aviation, and autonomous vehicles.
