Rational behavior scales up poorly
From Gnomon Chronicles
Rational behavior scales up poorly.
One person can think rationally.
Two can speak rationally.
Twelve can judge rationally.
Thirty can plan rationally.
Fifty can act rationally.
But a thousand? Rationality attenuates and fails.
In the News
Author John Brunner on Shalmaneser, the advanced (intelligent? sentient?) computer portrayed in Stand on Zanzibar.
Fiction cross-reference
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- John Brunner on artificial sentience (nonfiction)
- Rationality itself is under attack
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
Social media
- Post @ Twitter (21 September 2021)
