The noise always grows faster than the signal, it seems
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Networked humans today have a far higher information intake than the average person a few generations ago, and worry about far more things -- by several orders of magnitude. And almost none of that is actionable nor even relevant
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A crucial application of cognition automation (i.e. AI), today and in decades to come, will be the filtering and distillation of the information we consume. AI will be our interface to an increasingly information-intensive world
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This presents a key safety challenge: since our information consumption eventually defines what we believe and who we are, by externalizing its management, we are and will be giving algorithms immense control over ourselves, both individually and collectively
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Our challenge is thus to design information filtering and distillation technology that allow us to retain our agency, that empower us with greater control over our lives rather than manipulating us. More like Wikipedia and Google Search, and less like Facebook.
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Not just more information but more abstractions and at a higher level. Our day to day concerns are terribly abstract compared to norm
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And yet we have hyper sensitive amygdala that still stuck in the phase that we are to be chased by a lion everyday
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This is why I’ve gone back to a flip phone. Doesn’t eliminate noise entirely, but reduces the frequency with which it can get any attention. Avg smartphone user checks phone 81x per day. Ouch
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Is there any evidence that the informational intake is bigger ? It seems obvious there's a bigger diversity of sources of information, but I'm skeptical about the difference at the cognitive level.
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Instead of wistfully looking at the moon, we are howling at the Trump.
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Right. The growth of knowledge is unpredictable. Solutions can come from unexpected places: literally anywhere. So other people's problems and how they're approached can provide valuable insight. In-principle "irrelevant" would be an exception, not rule, for new information.
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