W1-1. Why are you taking this class? / Lee Se Hyun (LATE POSTING - ADDED)

 Why are you taking this class?

What are some typical examples of collective intelligence in the world? Two main things are Linux, which is famous for free software and open source development, and Wikipedia, which you will study in this class.

Until now, Wikipedia has received a lot of attention from the academic world and has become the subject of many books. I think Wikipedia has created a new paradigm. Since Wikipedia, experimental collective intelligence has emerged, and the system that will lead the era is claimed to be "cooperation" such as collective intelligence, not reward and punishment.

However, cooperation in a capitalist system is a high-risk concept If cooperation is successful, we can make a big profit. If you fail, you will be out of competition. Several successful cases through cooperation are widely known, but they are not easily applied. I want to analyze Wikipedia, a successful partnership through this class. We want to see what the system of Wikipedia cooperation is and what modifications will be needed to apply it to society.

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