Tacit Knowledge
topic on 3 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
the Knowledge Project 
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3 statements about Tacit Knowledge, every show
Patel: Tacit experiential knowledge cannot be captured in a system prompt
“This, like, tacit knowledge that you build up through practice is not this, like, written instruction manual that you can just write out as a system prompt.”
Burgis: Tacit knowledge is undervalued due to demands for explicit explanations
“And I think that this kind of tacit knowledge and articulate knowledge is undervalued in our society. It's undervalued because, you know, we always want to be able to like explain the science and Give the hard reasons for it.”
Klein: True expertise relies on tacit knowledge, not explicit rules
“For complex tasks and ambiguous situations with lots of uncertainty, there's no set of rules that are sufficient, and an expertise is It's not about just incorporating all the rules. Expertise is about building tacit knowledge, and that's the core.”