Is Technology Making Us Stupid
summary
Argues that computers become excellent at deduction vs induction — algorithms give certainty but cannot invent concepts because invention requires forgetting to conceptualize. Uses Kepler (ellipses discovered from centuries of observations), double-entry bookkeeping (500 years ago) and the 20% Swiss franc shock as examples: Big Data aids discovery but not the creative leap; early electric machines merely add power to old designs; machines cannot change their own program and so “cannot hit the button” for true creativity and responsibility.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction to thinking
- 1:15The nature of human thought
- 5:58Mindsets in technology
- 11:07Big data and discovery
- 14:55Uncertainty and black swans
- 18:11Creativity and responsibility
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