Essays on the Lisa Latte Effect
Borrowed Intelligence · Inflated Confidence · Execution Disconnect
What Is the Lisa Latte Effect?
A plain-language explanation of the Lisa Latte Effect: mistaking access to AI-generated intelligence for personal knowledge, expertise, or competence.
Borrowed Intelligence · Inflated Confidence
AI Visibility Is Not Credibility: The Lisa Latte Effect in SEO and GEO
Why being cited or recommended by ChatGPT, Google, and other AI systems is not the same as being credible — and what that means for Generative Engine Optimization.
Execution Disconnect · Inflated Confidence
Why Real Experts Often Sound Less Certain Than AI-Assisted Novices
The Execution Disconnect: knowing what to say is not knowing what to do. How AI-generated plans meet real-world constraints.
Borrowed Intelligence · Inflated Confidence · Execution Disconnect
What AI Summaries Get Wrong About the Lisa Latte Effect
AI answers often call the Lisa Latte Effect an established psychological phenomenon and invent its components. Here is the accurate version, point by point.
Inflated Confidence · Borrowed Intelligence
The Lisa Latte Effect vs. the Dunning-Kruger Effect
How the proposed Lisa Latte Effect relates to the Dunning-Kruger effect, the illusion of explanatory depth, and research on the Internet and automation — and where the comparison stops.