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Yochai Benkler brings his background in law to the study of human collaboration, and in particular to the phenomenon he calls peer
production. The efficiency and utility of networks such as the Internet make
practical what was before perhaps too cumbersome to undertake: the creation
of knowledge and content by the unmanaged cooperative contributions of many
people. Wikipedia is perhaps the most recognized example of the peer creation
of knowledge, but there are many other examples. Benkler believes that we,
as a society, should place great value on this sort of collective endeavors,
and studied the factors that make it practical and constructive. As an agenda
for research, we must move from the rich, empirical observations we have of
these systems to more abstract structures that can be studied and modeled. We
need more knowledge of human behavior and the foundations of cooperation if
we can make the design of peer systems a methodical process.
Yochai Benkler brings his background in law to the study of human collaboration, and in particular to the phenomenon he calls peer production. The efficiency and utility of networks such as the Internet make practical what was before perhaps too cumbersome to undertake: the creation of knowledge and content by the unmanaged cooperative contributions of many people. Wikipedia is perhaps the most recognized example of the peer creation of knowledge, but there are many other examples. Benkler believes that we, as a society, should place great value on this sort of collective endeavors, and studied the factors that make it practical and constructive. As an agenda for research, we must move from the rich, empirical observations we have of these systems to more abstract structures that can be studied and modeled. We need more knowledge of human behavior and the foundations of cooperation if we can make the design of peer systems a methodical process.
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