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W3. Reading assignment - Gyongmin Moon, 문경민

1) Summary If there would be one wish in this world; a wish that mankind has never stopped hoping for, it would probably: A world that no one gets hurt and just be happy. Childish, yet so hard to achieve, many of us might agree about its presence in our mind, but again, we also know that all of us would be shaking our heads against it becoming real. Everyone has a different aspect, life, and everything. In this world understanding a single person is hard enough for an individual. But we don't have to be disappointed by it because it's impossible for now. If we stop wanting it, then that will be the moment when it really becomes just a wish, not a destination. There could be many ways to arrive there, and the vision of Wikipedia is also headed for the destination of this wish. Wikipedia contains many yearnings from many people. It didn't just pop up from nowhere. Instead, it has slowly, yet certainly been built through many trials and errors, changes by era-status, and fin...

W1. Why are you taking this class? - Gyongmin, Moon 문경민

The very first time that I learned about the term 'collective intelligence' was when I read the book named Childhood's end which was published by Arthur Clark in 1953. In this book, humanity's mind gets combined as one and eventually becomes a perfect living organism that is described as 'mere god'. Of course, collective intelligence in real life is quite a little bit different from that of the book. But still, I believe it is a miracle-like ability originated by our special skill, the skill to accumulate the information. The basic idea is like this: For example, let's say I know what a tree and a fish are. While Prof. Piotr knows what a tree and a rock are. If we share our information, we both get to know 3 ideas, a tree, a fish, and a rock. Unlike the physical assets, the information doesn't disappear even though you give it away to someone else. So for the most thrilling part, the more people get different, the more people have things to share an...