I'm not Sure, but Here's a Guess
Ted Hagos

Ted Hagos @tedhagos

About: Hey, I’m Ted — I spent almost three decades writing code before I started writing about code. These days I explore how developers build, break, and secure things — from APIs and AI models to the weird

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I'm not Sure, but Here's a Guess

Publish Date: Oct 6
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Sometimes AI reminds me of my younger self — confidently wrong.

I once asked an AI to explain something it clearly didn’t understand.
It replied with total certainty, fancy words, and zero hesitation.

To be fair, that’s exactly how I sounded in my first decade of coding.

Maybe the upgrade we need isn’t more data — it’s teaching AI to say,
“I’m not sure, but here’s a guess.”

Do you think humility belongs in machine learning?

Comments 5 total

  • Ansil Graves
    Ansil GravesOct 6, 2025

    Install patch: vHumility. Fixes “confidently wrong” bug with a “maybe” feature.

  • Thanh Tran
    Thanh TranOct 7, 2025

    The AI ​​is very sure but the provider always reminds that they can be wrong.

  • Jesse Piaścik
    Jesse PiaścikOct 7, 2025

    Great call out! I think this is needed. There are too many folks who just blindly use the slop they're given.

  • Ben Halpern
    Ben HalpernOct 9, 2025

    Do you think humility belongs in machine learning?

    Absolutely — I'd say especially so.

  • pipx2
    pipx2Oct 10, 2025

    AI is really competent in subjects I know nothing of.

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