I think you perfectly nailed it here with your point that algorithms favor attention over understanding. This is both true, and at the same time, such a lost opportunity. Because algorithms aren’t inherently “good” or “bad”. They are a fruit of our efforts to shape them in one direction or another. But the problem is, we are rarely in control of those algorithms.
This is one of the things we are going to try and prove with Groupd (https://groupd.co) - that shaping new algorithms for content understanding can be a powerful tool in the hands of tomorrow’s journalist, researcher, or busy knowledge worker. There is so much content out there coming out every second that trying to make sense of it on your own can be an unsurmountable hurdle. This is where we can let AI help us - by learning how we distinguish between content items, it can then do this task for us, transparently, and without the unnecessary focus on attention or other engagement hooks.
We are not live yet, but we are very much looking for our initial group of early adopters. I think that there is no place to seek smart individuals than among your audience, Chris.
Great topic this week Chris. I feel like all the new sources I have are one giant cul-de-sac recycling the same stories on a daily basis. I would love to engage in a different form of educational content. Getting tired of reading about who the Lions will select with the second pick in the NFL draft, how much I need to retire and what is the best tequila.
Yep, the cul-de-sac is a better way of saying "source crisis." Even then much of what we get it surface and agenda-driven. Incredible what you find when you unfollow the news and have real, diverse intel feeding into you.
I think you perfectly nailed it here with your point that algorithms favor attention over understanding. This is both true, and at the same time, such a lost opportunity. Because algorithms aren’t inherently “good” or “bad”. They are a fruit of our efforts to shape them in one direction or another. But the problem is, we are rarely in control of those algorithms.
This is one of the things we are going to try and prove with Groupd (https://groupd.co) - that shaping new algorithms for content understanding can be a powerful tool in the hands of tomorrow’s journalist, researcher, or busy knowledge worker. There is so much content out there coming out every second that trying to make sense of it on your own can be an unsurmountable hurdle. This is where we can let AI help us - by learning how we distinguish between content items, it can then do this task for us, transparently, and without the unnecessary focus on attention or other engagement hooks.
We are not live yet, but we are very much looking for our initial group of early adopters. I think that there is no place to seek smart individuals than among your audience, Chris.
Hit me up at cperry248@gmail.com. Would be great to see what you're up to with Groupd
Great topic this week Chris. I feel like all the new sources I have are one giant cul-de-sac recycling the same stories on a daily basis. I would love to engage in a different form of educational content. Getting tired of reading about who the Lions will select with the second pick in the NFL draft, how much I need to retire and what is the best tequila.
Yep, the cul-de-sac is a better way of saying "source crisis." Even then much of what we get it surface and agenda-driven. Incredible what you find when you unfollow the news and have real, diverse intel feeding into you.