Hive mind

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Hive mind can mean:

  • In psychology:
  • In animal behavior:
    • The apparent consciousness of colonies of social insects such as ants, bees and termites
  • In artificial intelligence, robotics and software:
  • In philosophy:
    • Universal mind may be defined as the nonlocal and atemporal "hive mind" of all aggregates, components, constituents, relationships, personalities, entities, technologies, processes and cycles of the universe.
  • In science fiction:
  • On the Internet:
    • On many social websites, such as reddit, a "hive mind" describes the phenomenon where the only posts and comments to receive mass attention are those that follow the group's bias. Alternatively, it is used to describe an instance where two or more posts containing very similar or identical content are posted at either the same time or very close together.

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