We’ll soon be moving from a world of Continuous Partial Attention (an “artificial sense of constant crisis” due to multitasking) to one of Continuous Augmented Attention (a bot could learn what kinds of messages you pay attention to and filter them, allowing for increased “fluid intelligence” — the ability to find meaning in confusion and to solve new problems).

Case in point: “Twitter,” a cross between blog and instant messaging that lets you tell people what you are doing right now, via cell phone, IM, or Web.