LLMs allow moving from allocentric knowledge to egocentric knowledge.
- LLMs allow moving from allocentric knowledge to egocentric knowledge.
- In the world of maps, "allocentric" means world-aligned, and "egocentric" means person-aligned.[qx][qy]
- It turns out that for many use cases, what users need is an egocentric map, but what they get is an allocentric map.
- Aligning an allocentric map to the egocentric view is something that many people struggle with.
- Before LLMs, books and media had to be aligned for a generic audience who might read them–which might not be the best format for any particular reader.
- Allocentric knowledge.
- But now with liquid media powered by LLMs, it's possible to have the space of ideas rotate around you–what you already know, how you learn best, etc.
- Egocentric knowledge.
- This could be very powerful, but also dangerous.
- It could accentuate our biases and make us more extreme.