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The Data-Ink ratio is a concept introduced by Edward Tufte, the expert whose work has contributed significantly to designing effective data presentations. In his 1983 book, The Visual Display of Quantitative Data, he stated the goal:
*A large share of ink on a graphic should present data-information, the ink changing as the data change. Data-ink is the non-erasable core of a graphic, the non-redundant ink arranged in response to variation in the numbers represented.*
Data-Ink Ratio
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But I’ve also noticed a creeping desire among A.I. evangelists to start looking for some form of objective truth in ChatGPT’s answers, with the hope that jailbreaking it might help the A.I. fully deliver it. And this attitude isn’t just happening with ChatGPT.
*Elon Musk Voice* Concerning
Garbage Day
Trust on its own isn’t much of a management technique. Trust cannot distinguish good errors (good process, good decision, bad outcome) from bad errors (bad process, bad decision, bad outcome), nor can it detect bad successes (bad process, bad decision, good outcome). If you rely too heavily on trust, randomness will have an outsized influence on who you consider to be an effective leader.
Inspection and the Limits of Trust. | Irrational Exuberance
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