The Cliff Clavin Effect – AI and the Truth
When another human tells you something, you may question it. When a machine tells you something, you likely take it as the gospel truth. On the 1980’s American TV show, “Cheers”, the character Cliff Clavin, a mailman played by actor John Ratzenberger, often doles out facts as if they were known truths.? He would say, “It’s a little known fact…” followed by something that you might or might not believe to be true. Over time, “It’s a little known fact”…