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.