From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Tue Jun 05 2001 - 19:07:02 MDT
CurtAdams@aol.com wrote:
>
> I don't see how collaborative filtering will alter either the perception of
> some that Extropianism is a cult, or the composition of the media. Such
> ideas pass through channels not subject to novel forms of filtering
> (i.e. other than things like changing the channel or talking to somebody
> else, which are already in wide use)
Collaborative filtering is poorly named. Its major aspect is positive,
not negative. Somebody viewing a page calling Extropians a "cult" would
automatically have the option of navigating to the most popular available
refutation of that particular idea. Sorry I don't have the time to write
a longer message; I suggest you look up CF online or check my past posts
to Extropians. CF is really cool and well worth looking into. IMO,
collaborative filtering is the Rose Bride of social software.
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Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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