Senseforsense
Senseforsense is a hypothetical interdisciplinary initiative focused on sensemaking and the interpretation of sensory information by humans and machines. The project examines how people and automated systems extract meaning from sensory inputs across modalities such as vision, audition, and touch, and how context, prior knowledge, and bias influence interpretation.
Origin and purpose: Senseforsense was proposed in 2018 by a loose network of researchers in cognitive science,
Activities and resources: The initiative publishes open resources, including datasets, methodological templates, and case studies. It
Structure and governance: Senseforsense operates as a decentralized, community-led network with a rotating steering group and
Impact and reception: Senseforsense is cited in discussions of human-centered AI and perceptual psychology as a
See also: sensemaking; perceptual psychology; human-computer interaction; explainable AI; data ethics.