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wait... consensus algorithms exist? can they work for human brains? experiment : tell a bunch of people that if they form consensus about, say, a color, they
by hypertele-Xii 5y ago
wait... consensus algorithms exist?
can they work for human brains?
experiment :
tell a bunch of people that if they form consensus about, say, a color, they all get $5 (or whatever). have them attempt to reach consensus only using the exact mechanisms of a consensus algorithm. (research what they are)
- ithkuil 5y agoYou need to specify further environment parameters: Is the communication channel lossy? Can all the participants be trusted? Is there a time limit?
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agobehind the scenes, someone offers one of the participants $10 to prevent consensus.
- remram 5y agoYou mean if people perform a successful vote on something they don't care about, you'll give each $5? You don't think anyone could do it in under a minute?
- hypertele-Xii 5y agoYeah but like not face-to-face. Using the algorithm, but running on humans. Like the old human computers.
- remram 5y agoAll you need is for one person to propose something and a majority to say they agree? Is that what you mean?