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I disagree. I don't think what you're describing is how anyone learns... people are imperfect at absorbing information. When we read/hear something, it goes th

I disagree. I don't think what you're describing is how anyone learns... people are imperfect at absorbing information. When we read/hear something, it goes though a number of filters. People will interpret what is said differently (sometimes incorrectly even); they will miss certain bits of information; they assign different weights to information depending on who said it, their feelings about that person (whether they think the person is trustworthy or not, for ex), whether the information aligns with other information they know, etc. And they will apply their biases to that information. Then after it has been through all of that.. it's stored in memory where bits and pieces of it will be forgotten or misremembered... and some amount of it will be correct (a lot of things that survived only because they were learned repeatedly). The human mind learns very differently than a computer.

maratd 11y ago
> I disagree. I disagree that you disagree. I think I pretty much said what you did in the first half of your comment. > it's stored in memory where bits and pieces of it will be forgotten or misremembered ... The human mind learns very differently than a computer. I can easily create an algorithm that introduces random corruption to the database, albeit in a controlled manner. You'll certainly get quirky personalities that way, which I suppose is the desired effect?
- rgbrenner 11y ago
  I think I pretty much said what you did in the first half of your comment. You said: it was simply absorbing every piece of info thrown its way, categorizing it, and then incrementing a counter in a database. Honestly, I think this is how most people learn. That is the opposite of what I said. People do not "absorb every piece of info thrown" their way.
  - maratd 11y ago
    Here is what I said: > And thankfully those that do, only do so from their immediate peers. As in, while the bot absorbed everything from everyone, people generally only listen to their immediate peers. As in, their friends, neighbors, family, etc. Which part of that do you disagree with?
    - rgbrenner 11y ago
      People don't absorb every bit of information, even when it's from friends, neighbors, family, etc. This is actually part of the communications field. Here's a page that talks about how people communicate information and several of the issues: http://www.msucommunitydevelopment.org/effectivecommunication.html http://www.msucommunitydevelopment.org/effectivecommunicatio... there's plenty more if you want to search for communication filters

maratd 11y ago

> I disagree. I disagree that you disagree. I think I pretty much said what you did in the first half of your comment. > it's stored in memory where bits and pieces of it will be forgotten or misremembered ... The human mind learns very differently than a computer. I can easily create an algorithm that introduces random corruption to the database, albeit in a controlled manner. You'll certainly get quirky personalities that way, which I suppose is the desired effect?

rgbrenner 11y ago
I think I pretty much said what you did in the first half of your comment. You said: it was simply absorbing every piece of info thrown its way, categorizing it, and then incrementing a counter in a database. Honestly, I think this is how most people learn. That is the opposite of what I said. People do not "absorb every piece of info thrown" their way.
- maratd 11y ago
  Here is what I said: > And thankfully those that do, only do so from their immediate peers. As in, while the bot absorbed everything from everyone, people generally only listen to their immediate peers. As in, their friends, neighbors, family, etc. Which part of that do you disagree with?
  - rgbrenner 11y ago
    People don't absorb every bit of information, even when it's from friends, neighbors, family, etc. This is actually part of the communications field. Here's a page that talks about how people communicate information and several of the issues: http://www.msucommunitydevelopment.org/effectivecommunication.html http://www.msucommunitydevelopment.org/effectivecommunicatio... there's plenty more if you want to search for communication filters