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devcon 7 / common knowledge machines

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Common Knowledge Machines

Duration: 00:17:37

Speaker: puja ohlhaver

Type: Lightning Talk

Expertise: Intermediate

Event: Devcon

Date: Nov 2024

Common knowledge is a precondition for collective action. Yet, increasing polarization in information ecosystems risks undermining common knowledge formation. This talk introduces Community Posts, a mechanism that leverages diversification and zero-knowledge proofs to help people identify divides, bridge them and find common ground, fostering greater common knowledge in social networks.

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Censorship ResistanceCollective IntelligenceConsensus MechanismsCoordinationIdentity
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