Subrosian
I'd like to volunteer, as a commendation for getting things kicked off with your project already. However, before I do that, I'd like an explanation of what you plan to use volunteers for, exactly. Also, how will your Data Mine Servitor gather data differently than, say, Google?
Can't wait to see what you have in store. Well I need volunteers to "talk" to the servitor. The data mine is a spell I've already kinda developed. I've developed spells to gather data before, pretty much it takes whatever is near it and starts creating an association/connotation map. Lets say I placed the data mine in the middle of a park. The things which were closest to it would be broken down and assimilated first. It would break down and rebuild the association between atoms etc. of any item and would give a detailed history of the item. Well the spells I've developed can do this the only problem is that most people including myself can't seem to understand what the hell the spell it telling us. So I have been trying to find a way of making the data easier to understand.
I can only grasp small chunks of the data. The spell is going to be a bit more complicated then that in scope concerning the servitor. I need it to assimilate information pretty quickly and I need to limit the parameters. As if I limited it to telling me about physical things. Also there is an issue with trying to energetically tell people about things that they don't have a pre-existing conceptual framework for.
Its Really difficult... like trying to explain to a blind person what the color blue is. So whatever the servitor is going to relate to people I have to develope a method for it to be able to relate information in such a way that Anyone can understand it.
I decided I am probably going to have the servitor read the people trying to access its information... assimilate the information they have and translate the concepts into something easier to understand.
I haven't completely worked it out But Thats the gist of it.
Collect information and teach people. The harder part is selecting relevant information and also making it so that people can understand it.
Like if I had it interact with a specific person it would map what the person already knew and then break down the information that its gathered and try to incorporate it into the persons conceptual frame work.
This would probably have to be hedged by reducing personal bias. In anycase its a pain in the a** is what it is
@DrasBrising
Is it that obvious?
Statistics might be a good way to limit the information. Stick to numbers and counting rather then trying to work with more difficult concepts. I might try that first before working up a bigger frame work. The only problem would be trying to expand a purely statistical model to encompass other things would be a bit difficult. I think I'll try to lay the foundations for a more complex system and then just perfect a statistical analysis within that.
I mean if lets say you asked how many people were otherkin that would be dependent on your definition of otherkin. Then you would have to move outward to have it identify the population that your working with. It would have to be able to understand what you meant when you were asking it for key phrases.
I'm really hoping to get something thats capable of a less biased observer report
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