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AI Super-Expert Ponders the Gig Economy

May 12, 2017
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Swarm of Gig Workers Weighs in on the Future of Work Depending on who you ask, the "gig economy" created by companies life Uber, Airbnb and TaskRabbit is either a revolution that's creating the "future of work" or a "celebration of working yourself…

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Swarms vs Polls: Which is Better for Setting Priorities?

September 7, 2016
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Few tasks are more challenging for groups than the setting of priorities. In fact, priority-setting is among the most dreaded tasks for groups of all types, from corporate teams to political parties. And the more diverse the group, the more challenging it is…

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Apple iPhone 7 Launch – Swarm Reveals Public to be Apathetic

September 2, 2016
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As any Apple Fanboy worth their salt will tell you, September 7 is a big day for the tech giant. Apple is expected to announce a new iPhone (iPhone 7), a new Apple Watch, and more. The Verge, Mashable, Engadget…

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The Swarm Awakens: an A.I. predicts STAR WARS box office

December 17, 2015
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This weekend, the most anticipated movie of... well, ever... opens wide around the country. While most fans only care whether or not it's a quality installment of the saga (i.e. more like the originals than the prequels), Disney and the major…

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Of Sheep and Men: How Polling is Failing Us

October 30, 2015
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Ten years ago, on a crisp morning in Turkey, a strange thing happened. A single sheep walked over the edge of a cliff. And then another sheep followed him right over the edge. And another. And then 1,500 more sheep followed. Fortunately, a…

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Swarm Intelligence forecasts the impact of Apple’s new Products

September 11, 2015
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Apple announced a slew of new products this week, including the iPhone 6S, the iPad Pro, the Apple Pencil, and a revamped Apple TV. Instantly, researchers across the world scrambled to predict the market reaction. Some conducted polls. Others scoured Twitter. All…

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Android Users Think Together… to name the Best Phone of 2015

August 18, 2015
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Buying a cell phone has become a fairly serious commitment. Not only are they expensive and easily damaged, but you're often stuck with your decision for the next two years of your life. So, if you're an Android user (or an iPhone…

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Swarms of online users predict our Future

August 8, 2015
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Swarms of people around the globe are gathering regularly inside a new platform called UNU that allows groups to think together in real-time and unleash their collective intelligence. Not only are these "human swarms" having fun hanging out online, swarms are proving to…

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Swarms Find Insights That Surveys Miss

July 10, 2015
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Surveys are an important tool for researchers, but they have their limitations. They provide a snapshot of respondents’ thinking at a single point in time. Such snapshots don’t tell a complete story, and as recent failures in political polling attest,…

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Swarm Intelligence nails Stanley Cup and Super Bowl winners: says Warriors got Next

June 15, 2015
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For the past few months, researchers at Unanimous AI have been using Swarm Intelligences to predict the outcomes of sporting and pop culture events like the Oscars, the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup. But, how accurate…

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