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It hypothetically could, but there's no economic incentive to use it to improve human life by exploring trends. For instance, what if people who logged into Fa
by cryoshon 11y ago
It hypothetically could, but there's no economic incentive to use it to improve human life by exploring trends.
For instance, what if people who logged into Facebook at 11 AM had a higher chance of brain tumors from the idiotic content? This trend would only be possible to find with big data... but it won't be looked for.
- oldmanjay 11y agoIs your point that there won't be people looking for arbitrary foolishness? I feel like I must have missed something here. There is a fundamental problem in that no one knows the questions to ask, which might be where you're leaning, but the silliness of your example made it difficult for me to be sure. There are many very smart people working on this problem, though, I can assure you of that.