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overreliance

British  
/ ˌəʊvərɪˈlaɪəns /

noun

  1. the state or fact of being too reliant on someone or something

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This, I believe, is one of the main motivators for college applicants’ overreliance on A.I.

From Slate

This by itself wouldn’t be a terrible thing, given that an overreliance on wasteful lending contributed to the imbalances China now must resolve.

From The Wall Street Journal

In this Money Talks: UVA law professor Mitu Gulati joins Felix Salmon and Emily Peck to explain how an overreliance on boilerplate language in contracts—that apparently never gets updated or even read—is leaving all of us vulnerable to legal traps.

From Slate

Even within those limits, OpenAI staffers have identified several risks, including the potential for compulsive use, emotional overreliance on the chatbot, a drive toward more extreme or taboo content and crowding out offline social and romantic relationships, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many military officials involved in AI projects warn that the technology’s capabilities risk prompting an overreliance on information it provides—a trend linked with the phrase “The computer said to do this.”

From The Wall Street Journal