Accepting output you should question.
THE DEFINITION
The documented tendency to accept a system's output, including when wrong, and to override your own correct judgement.
WHERE IT HAS CAUSED HARM
Clinical decision support, where clinicians accepted incorrect suggestions Navigation, where drivers followed impossible routes Screening systems, where reviewers accepted wrong classifications
WHY IT HAPPENS
Systems are usually right, so trust builds Disagreeing requires effort and confidence Output is presented without uncertainty
WHAT MAKES IT WORSE
Volume, time pressure, and no feedback when the system was wrong.
WHAT REDUCES IT
Forming your own view before seeing the suggestion Reviewing independently where stakes justify it Tracking when the system was wrong
THE PRACTICAL HABIT
Think first, then consult.
Reversing that order is where the bias operates.
RELATED TERMS
Human oversight, accountability.
