Information and knowledge explosion

Has the meaning of knowledge and access to knowledge changed over the past fifty years?

Information is a fact and when it is used to practical use it becomes knowledge and skill. 

The nature of "knowledge" has arguably changed over the past fifty years. Fifty years ago, knowledge was often seen as something static and authoritative, something to be aspired for. Now, it's increasingly recognized as dynamic, fluid, and constantly evolving through critical thinking, questioning, and adaptation.

Thanks to Claude Shannon and the digital revolution he started, it has fundamentally reshaped our relationship with information and knowledge, creating both exciting opportunities and new challenges to navigate. The democratisation of knowledge and rapidly evolving fields of knowledge makes continuous learning and updating of knowledge important to stay relevant. 

Advanced data analysis tools, its insights and powerful search engines have put knowledge generation fast and within reach of any citizen of the world.

Rise of AI tools has made research, translation, fact checking and personalisation of information (how it affects and benefits the user) within everyone's reach.

We also find that

• Availability and use of digital storage server tech
• open source public knowledge sources like wikipedia and youtube 
• user generated content from blogs, vlogs and 
• interactive content from quora etc and user product reviews on ecommerce sites               has resulted in a splurge of different types of info in public domain for consumption. 

The past 50 years has seen more growth and expansion of knowledge, in my opinion, than what was there since dawn of the universe. Our little brain is getting crammed with more and more knowledge and information 

Where is information and knowledge explosion leading us to ?

George