🧠 Technocratic Overconfidence [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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==== 🧠 Technocratic Overconfidence ====

**Technocratic overconfidence** refers to the **uncritical belief** that **complex clinical tasks** can be reliably performed by **non-specialists** after minimal training, simply because a technology or protocol is available.

It often involves:
  * **Underestimating expertise** required for safe application.
  * **Over-relying on tools** (e.g., ultrasound, AI, scoring systems) as if they eliminate clinical judgment.
  * Promoting **protocolized simplification** over nuanced understanding.

In medical education, it manifests when:
  * Short training courses are claimed to yield **competent operators** of sensitive diagnostic methods.
  * Emphasis is placed on **task completion** (e.g., “ONSD measured”) rather than **interpretation, context, or consequences**.

**🛑 Result:** It creates a **false sense of safety** and may lead to **misdiagnosis, overtriage, or under-recognition of red flags**, especially in critical care settings.