论文专业
folk theories
民间理论：用户在缺乏透明信息时自发形成的、对算法/AI 系统运作方式的非正式解释，常带有常识化、拟人化色彩。
English Definition
"Informal, everyday explanations that users construct to make sense of opaque algorithmic or AI systems, often in the absence of accurate technical understanding."
用法说明 · 针对中文母语者
在 algorithm studies、critical algorithm studies、CHB 等社区高频出现。中文研究文献中也常被引述为'朴素理论'或'民间理论'。
真实用例 · 2 条
"Such models guide users' inferences about what the system is doing while they wait, often becoming folk theories in opaque algorithmic settings"
论文Pipeline extracted — review needed·解释用户心智模型在不透明系统中的演化结果
"Because users lack direct visibility into model processes, they imbue observable cues such as delays with explanatory weight"
论文Pipeline extracted — review needed·进一步说明民间理论为何在 LLM 场景中频繁出现
由 pipeline 自动采集，待人工 review