JOURNAL ARTICLE

Why Tech Billionaires Love the Author of Jurassic Park.

  • Published In: Bloomberg.com, 2024. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Carr, Austin 3 of 3

Abstract

The article discusses how tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Vinod Khosla have embraced the media critique by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton known as the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect. Crichton's theory highlights the tendency to trust media inaccuracies in areas outside one's expertise while dismissing errors in one's field. The Gell-Mann effect has been co-opted by tech leaders to dismiss critics and skepticism, but Crichton's original talk emphasized the dangers of pontificating without understanding. The article explores how Crichton's ideas are relevant in today's digital age of misinformation and polarization, despite the limitations of applying the Gell-Mann effect universally. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Bloomberg.com. 2024/11, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Biography
  • Publication Date:2024
  • Accession Number:181072682
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