Score breakdown

The Symbol Grounding Problem

paper-0029 · paper · 1990

Stevan Harnad

Named the problem of how symbols acquire meaning; resurfaces in every LLM debate.

Academic, score -0.1692

MetricStatusValueNorm.WeightContributionSourceConfidenceProvenance
citation_countpresent2559.00.0115190.50.00576OpenAlexhighlink
library_holdingsmissingrecorded as missing, penalized by rule, never imputed−0.1recorded as missing; penalized by rule, never imputed
readership_persistencepresent15.01.00.050.05OpenAlexmediumlink
syllabus_adoptionsmissingrecorded as missing, penalized by rule, never imputed−0.125recorded as missing; penalized by rule, never imputed

Broad Influence, score 0.2023

MetricStatusValueNorm.WeightContributionSourceConfidenceProvenance
citation_countpresent2559.00.0115190.20.002304OpenAlexhighlink
library_holdingsmissingrecorded as missing, penalized by rule, never imputed−0.125recorded as missing; penalized by rule, never imputed
readership_persistencepresent15.01.00.40.4OpenAlexmediumlink
syllabus_adoptionsmissingrecorded as missing, penalized by rule, never imputed−0.075recorded as missing; penalized by rule, never imputed

Governance Practitioner, score -0.2221

MetricStatusValueNorm.WeightContributionSourceConfidenceProvenance
citation_countpresent2559.00.0115190.250.00288OpenAlexhighlink
library_holdingsmissingrecorded as missing, penalized by rule, never imputed−0.15recorded as missing; penalized by rule, never imputed
readership_persistencepresent15.01.00.10.1OpenAlexmediumlink
syllabus_adoptionsmissingrecorded as missing, penalized by rule, never imputed−0.175recorded as missing; penalized by rule, never imputed

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