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Is empathy, not reputation, the key to better cooperation online?
According to recent evolutionary biology research, the capacity to co-operate between individuals is fostered by empathy i.e. by taking into account another person’s perspective. The researchers used game theory driven models, to discover that the capacity and willingness for empathy
References on Genesis The Deep Origin of Societies by Edward Wilson
As my search continues for research and useful references on the design of more human friendly technology, I came across this book by Pulitzer Prize winning biologist Edward O Wilson: Genesis — The Deep Origin of Societies In it, Wilson describes the
Platforms can do more to help us control our perceived identity online
There is a growing challenge to retain control of the identities we build up online. Bias is alive and kicking even without the presence of machine learning but once we start using those AI methods more frequently, it will only
Rediscovering quantum physics and realizing the importance of stepping back to see the big picture
I studied electronic engineering at university in the mid 90’s. Somehow I managed to get through the whole thing without any real appreciation of how important quantum physics was. During my studies, I had to learn the technicalities of an
How useful would a voice enabled speaker be in stores?
Imagine there were home speaker devices in stores while we were shopping. What useful assistance could they provide? When a customer visits a store, the shop assistant on most occasions gets more attention than a customer browsing online, possibly more
Why I created a place for ideas and observations
I created Recknsense as a place I could post ideas, observations or references about human behavior and technology. I did this in the hope it might one day lead to a few new solutions that could be better for humans.
The Conquest of a Happiness Network
The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russellis a classic. It’s a kind of philosopher’s self help book that lays out the causes of unhappiness, followed by the causes of happiness and concluding with a logical recommendation of how to be
In a world of AI assistants, how much will humans still help each other?
Why do we help each other? Humans usually like to help each other. It makes us feel good to help someone else and we’d like to think others would offer the same to us. But why do we choose to
Writing down ideas is a key to creativity
The process of writing about an idea is one of the best things you can do to help you create it. Thinking about an idea and talking about it is important but the activity of writing it down can transform
Instead of making AI more human, maybe we should ask what can AI do to help?
There is an open desire to make AI ‘more human’. Recent announcements for the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI shows that the industry and researchers know they need to focus on putting humans at the center of AI development. So
The special power of the outsider to solve problems
Solving problems is hard at the best of times but trying to solve one when you are entrenched in the current thinking is even more difficult. Being on the inside means you are inundated with data about the problem, surrounded
To see the impact of technology on humans, look to artists and storytellers
How do we figure out the long term impact and implications of new technology on humans? With every new technology, there are repercussions down the line that we don’t take into account or can’t imagine at the start. It can