While reading your comment I realized I’m not exactly sure why conversations seem to be exempt; choices constantly need to be made, which implies huge costs. However, many people find conversations only mildly draining, or even invigorating. There’s probably some evolutionary component?
A different way to describe the foldout format is as a one-sided conversation, but instead of a monologue (the model of normal writing), the reader/listener has one available action, to request clarification on specific points. This obviously isn’t enough to move the format into a less draining conversational domain, but understanding why not might point to ways it could be moved there.
I did mention chatbots in the post and rejected them for not having enough structure, but maybe one could impose additional structure onto a conversation. For example, lectures have structure, and a one-on-one lecture could be stopped at any point to ask for clarification or contest points. Unclear how to extend something like RAG to that point, though, or if it would be helpful; it’s not like most students love listening to lectures.
Hmm! These do seem like leads, but ones that unfortunately seem to require a ton of work to chase down.
While reading your comment I realized I’m not exactly sure why conversations seem to be exempt; choices constantly need to be made, which implies huge costs. However, many people find conversations only mildly draining, or even invigorating. There’s probably some evolutionary component?
A different way to describe the foldout format is as a one-sided conversation, but instead of a monologue (the model of normal writing), the reader/listener has one available action, to request clarification on specific points. This obviously isn’t enough to move the format into a less draining conversational domain, but understanding why not might point to ways it could be moved there.
I did mention chatbots in the post and rejected them for not having enough structure, but maybe one could impose additional structure onto a conversation. For example, lectures have structure, and a one-on-one lecture could be stopped at any point to ask for clarification or contest points. Unclear how to extend something like RAG to that point, though, or if it would be helpful; it’s not like most students love listening to lectures.
Hmm! These do seem like leads, but ones that unfortunately seem to require a ton of work to chase down.