The Death of "I Don't Know"
While science-fiction thrillers are drawn to dramatic apocalypses of fire and smoke, in reality we might be facing a banal apocalypse by clicking. To avoid such outcomes, for every dollar and every minute we invest in improving artificial intelligence, it would be wise to invest a dollar and a minute in advancing human consciousness. Unfortunately,
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
The digital age is transforming not just what we know, but how we think. He argues that the internet has trained us to expect instant answers, that we don’t sit with ideas or think deeply anymore.
thedigitalmeadow.substack.com • Why Do We Crave Useless Knowledge?
I suspect billions of people will be happy to receive their answers to complicated queries directly on the search results page, uninterested in where the information comes from, so long as it’s accurate enough.
But to everyone who depended even a little bit on web search to have their business discovered, or their blog post read, or their journalism... See more
But to everyone who depended even a little bit on web search to have their business discovered, or their blog post read, or their journalism... See more
Google’s broken link to the web
For our ancient ancestors, the “aha” feeling of clarity was rather reliable because their information quests were straightforward. They either found food or didn’t. They had shelter or didn’t. They were the high-status leader or they weren’t. So we evolved to trust our “aha!” feeling, the feeling of clarity. But in most cases today, we can’t necess
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