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We rely so much on the web for finding information these days. We even rely on it for providing information we would have remembered in the days before the internet. As a matter of fact, this is probably contributing to the erosion of memory as an innate human talent.
It's also been shown that memory
can be improved if instead of just providing the answer, someone gives us a hint about the answer. We rebuild memories that way in the fabric of our brain.
So, this leads me to the idea. Instead of a search engine that just answers the question outright, let's have a mode where the search engine will return information or hints about the answer instead of the answer directly.
Example:
Who was the lead actor in the movie Jaws?
Instead of just replying with Roy Scheider, the response could be "his initials are RS" or "He was also in Blue Thunder".
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I like this. You could also have the search engine respond with "Before I answer, what do *you* think the answer is?" |
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I've using search engines for decades and my memory is fine. I remember Webcrawler, Altavista, Lycos... [+] |
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So now we want our AI to tease us mercilessly until we buckle or run to DuckDuckGo to get the answer that will shut the other, smarter, more maddening search engine OFF? What if we don’t guess correctly? Sit in the corner? Caning? Virtual humiliation by a bot? |
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While I eagerly await developments in AI, I don’t need some smart-ass 20-questions moderator to tease me until I remember the date of the Norman Invasion. Having retained this knowledge forever due to the ponderous Socratic method employed on me that gave me a headache, I will probably never need it again. But it is now taking up room it does not deserve. We should get to choose the priorities of what we store. |
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//But it is now taking up room it does not deserve.// |
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That's what Hereward the Wake said. |
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Was that when he invented the foldaway bed? |
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No, that was *after* the funeral. |
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Anyway, this idea could be extended to all online systems. |
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Maps app...
Directions
From: current location
To: 27 Acacia Avenue, Bridge Crossing, Lowertown
Proceed to the end of the street and turn in the correct direction.
Continue for a certain distance, turning where appropriate.
At the landmark, turn left, but not the landmark you first think of.
Hold your finger in the air if you feel lost. |
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Online Banking App:
Enter your secret code to log in
* * * * * * *
Your balance is slightly less than you thought it was, but not so low as would cause you major problems. |
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Email client
New Messages: there are a few.
Message 1. From: someone you know. Subject: about someone else you probably know, but might not. Message body: There was an event that a certain person didn't go to. See if you can guess whether you did the right thing or not. It seems quite urgent to your correspondent. [Reply] [delete] [forward to a random entry in your address book] |
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[pocmloc] Nuts. Just nuts. |
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Enter your password
******* |
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Sorry, that’s not correct. Try again. |
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********
Would you like a hint? Your first pet.
********
Sorry, that’s not correct. Would you like another hint? Who was gored in the 1888 Pamplona run?
********
20 minutes later… |
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Sorry, that’s not correct. How long do you want to do this, you moron?
For $20 we’ll send a temporary password. For $50 you get to change it to something you can remember, doofus. |
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The sum of the digits of your current balance is 23
The product of the digits of your most recent transaction is 324 |
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[pocmloc] I would actually like push notifications from my bank that told me things like "The integer part of your current balance is both a square and a Fibonacci number!" |
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[a1] or more optimistically, £1,548,008,755,920 |
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Hmmm - I had 1244190 x 1244190 = 1548008755920 |
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Argh - my fault for trusting Excel with big numbers... |
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Who’s nominating the math apps and the calculators for half-baked status? Clearly not fully realized… |
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I like this a lot as part of a parental control setup, for school kids, to make it harder for them to cheat on their homework. |
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Every Tesla needs his Edison. |
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So... you intend to steal this idea and market it as your own then? |
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I knew that would ruffle a feather or two. |
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