overconfident
adjective
over·con·fi·dent
ˌō-vər-ˈkän-fə-dənt 
-ˌdent
: excessively or unjustifiably confident : having too much confidence (as in one's abilities or judgment)
an overconfident driver
wasn't overconfident about their chances of winning
… he often starts cold, missing a few shots, allowing his opponent to get on a roll, to get overconfident.—
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overconfidently
adverb
overconfidently predicted the team would win
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the overconfident quarterback made some careless decisions that cost him the game
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Other patients are overconfident, which could lead to injuries.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s also the risk that overconfident computer scientists, who have helped advance the field of AI, start to see AI work being awarded Nobel Prizes in unrelated scientific fields—in this instance, physics and chemistry—and decide to follow in their footsteps, encroaching on other people’s turf.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Those high on grandiosity seek admiration, are usually dominating and overconfident, fantasize about perfection, and tend to have high self-esteem.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Sep. 2024
Overall, finding policy solutions for highly capable open-source AI is a complex issue, but the threshold of risks vs. benefits should be decided through a democratic process, not based on the whims of whichever AI company is most reckless or overconfident.
—Yoshua Bengio, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
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Matt Fuchs, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s also the risk that overconfident computer scientists, who have helped advance the field of AI, start to see AI work being awarded Nobel Prizes in unrelated scientific fields—in this instance, physics and chemistry—and decide to follow in their footsteps, encroaching on other people’s turf.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Those high on grandiosity seek admiration, are usually dominating and overconfident, fantasize about perfection, and tend to have high self-esteem.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Sep. 2024
Overall, finding policy solutions for highly capable open-source AI is a complex issue, but the threshold of risks vs. benefits should be decided through a democratic process, not based on the whims of whichever AI company is most reckless or overconfident.
—Yoshua Bengio, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Overconfident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overconfident. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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