On collective unintelligence


Autoria(s): McGovern, Mark
Data(s)

15/04/2010

Resumo

The idea of collective unintelligence is examined in this paper to highlight some of the conceptual and practical problems faced in modeling groups. Examples drawn from international crises and economics provide illustrative problems of collective failures to act in intelligent ways, despite the inputs and efforts of many skilled and intelligent parties. Choices made of “appropriate” perceptions, analysis and evaluations are examined along with how these might be combined. A simple vector representation illustrates some of the issues and creative possibilities in multi-party actions. Revealed as manifest (un-)intelligence are the resolutions of various problems and potentials that arise in dealing with the “each and all” of a group (wherein items are necessarily non-parallel and of unequal valency). Such issues challenge those seeking to model collective intelligence, but much may be learned.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/33703/

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/33703/1/c33703.pdf

http://beamtenherrschaft.blogspot.com/2009/11/first-symposium-on-collective.html

McGovern, Mark (2010) On collective unintelligence. In Proceedings of First Symposium on Collective Intelligence COLLIN 2010., FernUniversitat, Hagen.

Direitos

Copyright 2010 (Consult author)

Fonte

QUT Business School; School of Economics & Finance

Palavras-Chave #140199 Economic Theory not elsewhere classified #140210 International Economics and International Finance #intelligence, #paradoxes #crisis #resolution #international economics
Tipo

Conference Paper