Okay, what am I supposed to make with this?

Imagine you're cooking dinner on a Thursday night.

You open your fridge and you see a random collection of groceries.

Butter, ketchup, a bag of shredded cheddar cheese,

a jar of salsa and some chicken. So you text your foodie friend, asking for ideas about what

to do with the ingredients you have on hand. While you wait, you also type a list of your

refrigerator's limited offerings into chat GPT to see what it

recommends. Which cooking advice are you more likely to follow? And why? Honestly, probably chat GPT,

because it gives you something concrete right away. I think I trust my friend. She knows what I like and

is a good cook. I don't know. I wouldn't ask a friend.

A foodie friend over ChatGBTGT because I trust the authenticity of a foodie friend's advice.

I think I would ask ChatGPT. I find their recipe suggestions are usually pretty good.

I guess the algorithm because it's faster and, you know, at that point, I just want dinner on the table.

Today, we'll dig into what happens when people face choices between trusting another person's expertise versus the advice produced by a computer.

We'll look at why it matters in the kitchen, at the hospital, and on the basketball court.

I'm Dr. Katie Milkman, and this is Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab.

It's a show about the psychology and economics behind our decisions.

We bring you true and surprising stories about high-stakes choices,

and then we examine how these stories connect to the latest research in behavioral science.

We do it all to help you make better judgments and avoid costly mistakes.

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