Technology Expert Who Defined “Folksonomy” and the “Model of Attraction”
The Future of Technology, Sustainability and Survival of Our Planet
Thomas Vander Wal, well-known technology expert, is the creator of the term “folksonomy” where people define their personal categories for words (versus organizational, official taxonomy). Along the same lines he also defined the concept of the “personal info cloud”, the information you collect, organize, save and keep close to you. Thomas has done much more for the world of technology but these two inventions (=perspectives) show the deep importance he gives to people as you will see in our conversation. What he calls the “model of attraction” underlies much of his thinking and you’ll see.
We talk about many topics including AI, in particular generative AI which Thomas calls “performative ” AI, and the impact on human-created content and how it can be used in educational contexts. He shares his thoughts on the future of our planet, sustainability and the role of technology.
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Video In Depth with Thomas Vander Wal
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Sustainability and generative AI
Generative AI is performative AI
pi.ai is like a confidence game
Being able to point back to truths
Legal and regulatory questions
Early movers protecting their advance
AI tools: detrimental or supportive to learning?
Trust, powerful but ambiguous word
The 15-minute city in a global digital world
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Room to Stretch for Thomas Vander Wal
Folksonomy: coinage and definition
The model of attraction: Article in pdf
