This is essentially just series of linked definitions.
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**Data** are the simple ones and zeros. They contain facts, but don't mean anything in and of themselves.
**Information** is data plus organization, documentation, and context.
**Knowledge** is what you can glean from the information available to you. Knowledge happens inside the _brain_, whereas data & info can exist externally.
**Wisdom** is the correct application/response to the knowledge gained.
# Example
## Data
| Mon | 0630 |
| :--: | :--: |
| Tue | 0642 |
| Wed | 0631 |
| Thur | 0630 |
| Fri | 0640 |
| Sat | 0815 |
| Sun | 0842 |
## Info
The following table presents an average of wake-up times for Aaron, the individual, as measured over a recent timespan.
| Day | Wake Up Time |
| :--: | :----------: |
| Mon | 6:30 |
| Tue | 6:42 |
| Wed | 6:31 |
| Thur | 6:30 |
| Fri | 6:40 |
| Sat | 8:15 |
| Sun | 8:42 |
## Knowledge
Knowledge requires an [[Agent]] to perceive it.
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In the context of [[Large Language Models|LLMs]], I'd argue that what's loaded in the *context window* of a model is akin to "knowledge".
## Wisdom
Perhaps this should say "I shouldn't stay up so late on Fri & Sat"
![[Pasted image 20240128203730.png]]
Wisdom implies you [[So much of productivity, communication, and fitness advice comes down to really knowing your goal.|Know what you want to accomplish.]]
In the context of [[Large Language Models|LLMs]] I'd argue that the weights in the actual model hold the wisdom. "Given what I know this information is saying, this is how I'll respond."
# Grad School!
This popped up just now in my grad school class.
```quote
- Data – Raw facts and figures (e.g., a list of sales transactions).
- Information – Processed data with meaning (e.g., total sales by region).
- Knowledge – Insights from analyzing information (e.g., sales trends).
- Wisdom – Strategic decision-making based on knowledge (e.g., when to expand stores).
```
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## Source
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIKW_pyramid)
## Related
- [[Data Types]]