Automation Bias
The tendency to trust automated systems over one's own judgment or other information sources — accepting computer-generated recommendations even when contradictory evidence is available and correct.
Origin
Psychologists Linda Skitka, Kathleen Mosier, and Mark Burdick named and demonstrated the bias in their 1999 paper "Does Automation Bias Decision-Making?" in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. Using a simulated flight deck, they showed that pilots with an automated decision aid made both errors of omission (missing problems the aid didn't flag) and errors of commission (following incorrect recommendations), performing worse overall than pilots without the aid.
Everyday Use
You follow GPS into a dead-end street instead of trusting the road signs in front of you. You accept a spell-checker's suggestion without reading it. You trust an AI summary without checking the source. Whenever we default to "the computer says so," automation bias is steering.