MIT Looks to Give Group Think a Good Name

netbuzz writes "With Friday's opening of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, researchers there hope to address this central question: "How can people and computers be connected so that — collectively — they act more intelligently than any individuals, groups, or computers have ever done before?""

Re:Borg

[dreadclown]

Frank's a nice name. Robin Day's got a hedgehog named Frank.

I know where they should start.

[andy314159pi]

The group think on Slashdot is unsurpassed in so many areas...

It's all about effeciency

[Spasmodeus]

Given how stupidly people behave in groups, it only makes sense to use computers to help them think stupider more quickly.

Think of how much more rapidly Congress could create worthless legislation and shameful scandals with the assistance of sophisticated Artificial Stupidity algorithms. There's probably also a Beowulf cluster joke in here, somewhere.

The Trap of Gargantius

[Anonymous Coward]

I believe Trurl and Klapaucius already established this.

Re:It's a people problem, not a technical one

[TubeSteak]

The major limitations are not how to deal with html, flash, IRC or whatever, but ... how to arbitrate when experts disagree etc.

Best of three
Rock, Papers, Scissors, Shoot!

(I throw Scissors)
(Real scissors when experts disagree with me)

Yeah, but...

[Foerstner]

the goal of this project is to increase the intelligence of the group

It ain't going to work

[killermookie]

Here's why [despair.com]

Re:Is collective intelligence possible?

[ButHed]

First there's the obvious issue of "negative intelligence" where plugging stupid people into a system has a detramental effect.

Especially when those morons can't spell.

Re:text is a insufficient medium for this

[Firehed]

What about MySpace?

Ayn Rand?

[Syncerus]

"Center for Collective Intelligence"

I do believe that she's rolling in her grave over this.