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"It should be obvious that in this new moral space for “smart devices,” designers must be extraordinarily sensitive and aware of the behavioral context of what we create. What may be less obvious is how to design systems that shape, accommodate, or deflect the actions of people saying “what the hell,” without turning us into robots."
PSFK » frog design: How Honest Should Smart Devices Be?
This article illustrates many points I consider crucial to the difference between social intelligence and “absolute” intelligence of the type that is often pursued by AI researchers. I believe that it’s actually easier to create a machine that imitates social intelligence because humans are so easily hackable. It’ll just have to be done without telling them they’re being hacked. Oh, my evil brain.
