Comments on: Human Computation http://www.huginn.com/knuth/blog/2007/08/22/human-computation/ Thoughts on Science and Technology Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:18:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: joe http://www.huginn.com/knuth/blog/2007/08/22/human-computation/comment-page-1/#comment-4489 joe Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:29:34 +0000 http://www.huginn.com/knuth/blog/2007/08/22/human-computation/#comment-4489 In animals, behavioral norms and rituals demonstrate an individual's genetic fitness. In humans, games train us to perform mental and physical skills and are ad hoc ways we measure ourselves against others. These games are ways to have a pairs label data and derive statistical information based on consensus. Do the games have the same appeal, a human working against an unbiased test? What if you draw a weak partner? These games seem to test the skills of pairs, not individuals. They may not have the same appeal as memorizing a ritual or working on a common, hard problem. In animals, behavioral norms and rituals demonstrate an individual’s genetic fitness.

In humans, games train us to perform mental and physical skills and are ad hoc ways we measure ourselves against others.

These games are ways to have a pairs label data and derive statistical information based on consensus. Do the games have the same appeal, a human working against an unbiased test?

What if you draw a weak partner? These games seem to test the skills of pairs, not individuals. They may not have the same appeal as memorizing a ritual or working on a common, hard problem.

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