Cognitive Biases
  • Memory
  • Belief
  • Social
  • Politics
  • Money
  • Learning

Status Quo Bias

We tend to prefer things to stay the same; changes from the baseline are considered to be a loss.

ExampleEven though an app’s terms of service invade Sally’s privacy, she would rather not switch to another app.
What to doImagine you were starting from scratch today. Would you choose what you have now?

AI-era echoAlgorithmic Lock-In