Putting an overused concept to work.
I've noted a number of times in the past that I'm not the greatest fan of the
wisdom of crowds take on collective intelligence.
Though I'm sure that crowds can exhibit real intelligence, I'm also convinced
that they can just as readily show that they're incredibly dumb. Levine's practice
of tagging photos of flowers he can't identify as "unknown", however,
is a wonderful example of how a crowd, or at least an undefined conglomerate of
people who don't know each other, can actually be a source of useful knowledge.
Go to: Now what are the odds on that happening?