Re:Computer personality judgments more accurate than those m...
by 21 on Sunday March 18, 2018 @04:12PM
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If you think about the Foundations series, it was basically about this: studying the psychology of masses of people and predicting (and influencing) their behavior.
Re:Computer personality judgments more accurate than those m...
by sova on Sunday March 18, 2018 @09:18PM
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Wow, that's really great to read. I did not get this idea from the first Foundation much, although it was a little more prevalent in the second book. I got something rather different from Foundation: the idea that one with omniscience shares what is timely and relevant for the benefit of all.
Re:Computer personality judgments more accurate than those m...
by pgt on Sunday March 18, 2018 @04:22PM
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Hari Seldon's psychohistory brings back fond memories.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory_(fictional)
The fact that this is even close (let alone higher for computers) is pretty incredible. It is also quite scary for anyone with a public profile and speaks to the potential power that an organization with bad intentions or ulterior motives could have (ex: Cambridge Analytica).