How much common sense do you have? How could you really know?
We are trying to measure common sense, and let people check how much common sense they have.
Let's use this logo above the text — I have a Figma file and can make different versions as needed — and lets switch text to something like this:
Measure your common sense!
How common is common sense really? Join us to find out!
Common sense is usually defined as “what all sensible people know,” but this definition is circular: how do we know someone is sensible other than that they possess common sense? As a result, most people believe that they themselves possess common sense, but have trouble articulating which of their beliefs are commonsense or how common they are.
This project seeks to resolve the intrinsic ambiguity of common sense empirically via a massive online survey experiment. Participants will rate short claims that span a wide range of knowledge domains, both in terms of their own agreement with the claim and their belief about others' agreement with it. We have developed novel methods to extract statements from several diverse sources including appearances in mass media, non-fiction books, and political campaign emails, as well as statements elicited from human respondents and generated by AI systems.
Ultimately, we hope to provide insight into the nature and limits of common sense, thereby aiding research communities (e.g. AI and ML) who wish to explore and simulate this ubiquitous yet frustratingly elusive concept.
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Let's use this logo above the text — I have a Figma file and can make different versions as needed — and lets switch text to something like this:
Then let's remove the about page.
As a side point, let's use this logo generally across the site, e.g., for the favicon etc. #131