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Crowd Wisdom Principles

Hypermind · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A ten-minute explainer from Hypermind on the wisdom of crowds, covering Galton's discovery and the diversity theorem. It argues that collective intelligence comes from diversity, independence and aggregation.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people cite it as a short explanation of how aggregated individual guesses approach the truth.

  • 1 people recommended it
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What HN commenters said

  1. “A shorter explanation”

    Short explanation of how crowd averages approach truth.

    a_gnostic, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Fake: It's only a matter of time until disinformation leads to calamity”

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Topics: collective intelligence, forecasting, diversity theorem, aggregation

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