The process of moving from data to interpretation happens in the blink of an eye and is largely unconscious. Artificial intelligence expert Roger Schank has an observation about this: He notes that while computers are organized around managing and accessing data, human intelligence is organized around stories.2 We take in selective data and make immediate interpretations, resulting in instant judgment-laced labels: That meeting was a waste of time. Your skirt’s too short. Those people at the next table can’t parent properly.
