Dave Moskovitz (((❤️)))

Uh-oh. #NZ is a "stall out" digital economy. #MustTryHarder

New global index defines what makes digital economies resilient and inclusive

https://phys.org/news/2025-05-global-index-digital-economies-resilient.html

New global index defines what makes digital economies resilient and inclusive

Digital Planet, published by The Fletcher School at Tufts University, has unveiled the Digital Evolution Index charting the progress 125 economies around the world have made in advancing their digital economies, developing artificial intelligence (AI), and integrating connectivity into the lives of billions.

Phys.org
May 2, 2025 at 2:33amWeb
Show threadIsaac FreemanMay 2, 2025
@davemosk That… seems like the best quadrant? Momentum isn't necessarily in a positive direction.
Show threadDave Moskovitz (((❤️)))May 2, 2025
@isaacfreeman You have a strong point. The nomenclature is strange. Perhaps standout should be renamed breakneck and stallout should be equity-focused.
Show threadIsaac FreemanMay 2, 2025
@davemosk Yeah. Not that momentum can't be in a positive direction, but referring to a vector quantity as if it were scalar is a rhetorical trick that should always raise suspicion.
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿May 2, 2025
@isaacfreeman @davemosk the plot looks like the kind of non-significant analysis that an LLM (being used for something LLMs aren't suited for) might come up with.
Show threadIsaac FreemanMay 2, 2025

@lightweight @davemosk In general, when people do a chart with named quadrants, the point they want to make is that the situation is more complex than a single axis can show. But this begs the question of whether it's also might be too complex for two axes.

Those political compass charts are like that. Left/Right vs Authoritarian/Libertarian does not remotely cover the different ways people think about politics.

Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿May 2, 2025

@isaacfreeman @davemosk indeed. I suspect they just wanted a 2d plot-able diagramme, based on a bunch of numbers. Not convinced any useful conclusions can be drawn from it.

I think this is just the start of the 'rise of insignificance' trend that credulous people misusing LLMs are fomenting.

Show threadSteven Ensslen May 2, 2025
@davemosk Aotearoa is in the same quadrant as all of western Europe, Japan, and Taiwan. Clearly, we're doing the smart thing in this case.