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Michael Nielsen's essay 'Thought as a Technology' resurfaces
Original: Thought as a Technology (2016)
Michael Nielsen's 2016 essay 'Thought as a Technology' is back in discussion, arguing that human thinking is shaped by tools and representations in the same way engineering works through technology, and that new notations and interfaces can expand what minds can do. Readers are revisiting the piece, which has become a touchstone in debates about cognitive tools, note-taking systems and how software might augment reasoning.
Why now: The essay is being shared and debated again amid renewed interest in tools for thought and AI-assisted thinking.
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- Thought as a Technology (2016) · tobr · 4
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