Distributed intelligence is anchored in the basic assumption that the human mind cannot reach its potential unless it is immersed and embedded in a distributed communication network (with other humans and with artifacts) supported by socio-technical environments.
This paper of Gerhard Fischer argues about inventing and creating good visualisation as an important tool for numerous intellectual activities related to distributed intelligence: thinking, working, learning, and collaboration, such as:
- Focusing on Intelligence Augmentation (IA) rather than on Artificial Intelligence (AI) by empowering human beings rather than replacing them;
- Exploiting the power of the human visual system by creating task- and user specific visualisation;
- Providing support not only to individuals but to groups and communities, and thereby exploiting the power of social creativity based on informed participation.
Source: University of Colorado, Center for LifeLong Learning and Design (L3D)
http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/~gerhard/papers/avi-2006.pdf
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