How AI Creates a Capability Mirage
PPaint/Ikon Images Dry rot. A Potemkin village. The Wizard of Oz. What do those things have in common? In each case, they may look good on the surface, but it’s only an illusion. Wood afflicted with dry rot looks just fine until the tree it’s in topples down. Grigory Potemkin is said to have tried […]
Artificial intelligence is creating a mirage effect in organizations, where they appear highly capable on the surface but may be lacking genuine understanding and skills beneath the polished AI-generated output. This is similar to Potemkin villages, the Wizard of Oz, and dry rot in wood, where appearances can be deceiving. AI experts interviewed for a study caution that adopting AI without caution can unintentionally create such illusions, leading to a crumbling of interpersonal trust within teams.
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