I hypothesize that metacognitive skills constitute a major part of the “dark matter of intelligence”
I suspect a few billion hours of the subvocalizations of skilled people thinking through tasks, synched with their electronic or physical notes, would be extremely valuable training material. But paying people to think out loud might be tricky. If you (or a friend) are looking for replacement employment as a knowledge worker in the next few years, professionally thinking out loud while working and being recorded might be viable.
Excellent point! Very few thinkaloud studies have been done since they were in vogue in the “cognitive revolution” in cognitive psychology. There’s a new incentive for people to do them.
I hope it’s net-positive for alignment! I lean in that direction, but I’m of course unsure.
I suspect a few billion hours of the subvocalizations of skilled people thinking through tasks, synched with their electronic or physical notes, would be extremely valuable training material. But paying people to think out loud might be tricky. If you (or a friend) are looking for replacement employment as a knowledge worker in the next few years, professionally thinking out loud while working and being recorded might be viable.
Excellent point! Very few thinkaloud studies have been done since they were in vogue in the “cognitive revolution” in cognitive psychology. There’s a new incentive for people to do them.
I hope it’s net-positive for alignment! I lean in that direction, but I’m of course unsure.