In our PNAS article “Stewardship of global collective behavior” (1), we describe the breakneck pace of recent innovations in information technology. This radical transformation has transpired not through a stewarded effort to improve information quality or to further human well-being. Rather, current technologies have been developed and deployed largely for the orthogonal purpose of keeping people engaged online. We cannot expect that an information ecology organized around ad sales will promote sustainability, equity, or global health. In the face of such impediments to rational democratic action, how can we hope to overcome threats such as global warming, habitat destruction, mass extinction, war, food security, and …

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回复 Cheong 和 Jones：科学在应对集体行为威胁中的作用 [社会科学]

在我们的 PNAS 文章“全球集体行为的管理”( 1 ) 中，我们描述了信息技术最近创新的惊人步伐。这种彻底的转变并非通过提高信息质量或促进人类福祉的努力而发生。相反，当前的技术主要是为了保持人们在线参与的正交目的而开发和部署的。我们不能指望围绕广告销售组织的信息生态将促进可持续性、公平或全球健康。面对理性民主行动的这些障碍，我们如何才能克服全球变暖、栖息地破坏、大规模灭绝、战争、粮食安全等威胁……