Daily Reads (Livestream Experiment Day 62) - Education, Continual Learning, and Intellectual Depth

Day 62 done!Discussing Education researchers researching themselves (and making themselves look good)...Continual learning for AI and you and I...And using long-term thinking to preserve intellectual depth—for yourself and at scale.Articles Discussed"Education research is weak and sloppy. Why?"Incentives and agendas.As an institution, Education researching Education is incentivized to make Education look good.At a personal level, any individual researcher is incentivized to make themselves look good for more funding/etc."Why We Need Continual Learning"If AI needs continual learning to imitate intelligence, maybe we need continual learning too.“Preserving Intellectual Depth on X: The Risks of Short-Term Algorithmic Optimization”A great read that brings to light why long-term thinking matters, in terms of 2nd and 3rd order effects, and in terms of mission and vision drift.Good intentions can have unintended consequences without intentional win-win systems to build your vision. Get full access to Creativity & Culture at www.creativityandculture.com/subscribe