# Men Claim AI Knowledge They Don't Have

> Men overestimate AI expertise, pretending to know executives who don't exist.
- Title: Men Claim AI Knowledge They Don't Have · Futurism | Shortify
- Summary: Men overestimate AI expertise, pretending to know executives who don't exist. Men falsely claim knowledge of AI executives like Susan Milner and Craig Dalton…
- Keywords: elon musk, sam altman, susan milner, craig dalton, harvard shorenstein center, men, confidence, science, technology, Claim, Knowledge, Don't
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/average-man-bser-fake-ai-executive
- Author: Frank Landymore
- Published: 2026-10-19T13:11:31+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ai, elon musk, sam altman, susan milner, craig dalton, harvard shorenstein center, men, confidence, science, technology
## Survey Finds Men Overestimate AI Knowledge
Harvard's Shorenstein Center survey shows 98 percent of men claim to know Elon Musk and 73 percent claim to know Sam Altman.
## Men Pretend to Know Fake AI Executives
Men falsely claim to know Susan Milner and Craig Dalton, executives who don't exist, with 53 percent saying they know them.
## Men's Overconfidence in AI Discourse
Men show more optimism about AI's impact than women, who are more worried, with Harvard noting ignorance is bliss.
## Key takeaway

Men falsely claim knowledge of AI executives like Susan Milner and Craig Dalton who don't exist, showing overconfidence in AI topics.