A Billionaire in the Oval Office?

A Swarm Intelligence ponders Billionaire Presidents Let's face it: in American politics, money matters. Whether you're talking about a candidates' net worth or their ability to fund and manage a campaign, people want to know their candidates are fiscally responsible before handing over…
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Swarm Intelligence Chooses Star Wars over Star Trek

Last Friday night a remarkable thing happened. Groups of perfect strangers converged on an experimental new website and did something strangers almost never do - they quickly reached consensus on hundreds of questions ranging from the usefulness of mayonnaise to the meaning of life.  They…
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How a Collaborative A.I. beat the Experts

How a Collaborative A.I. beat the Experts

 THE CONTENDERS: Last week, the New York Times posted their picks for the Oscars.  So did the renowned analysis and forecasting blog FiveThirtyEight.  Both made their picks based on deep industry knowledge and/or historical stats.  Both were overseen by experts…
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The Case for Swarm A.I.™ technology

The Case for Swarm A.I.™ technology

Humanity is a tribal species, owing our evolutionary success to our ability to collaborate in social groups.1,2 This said, society has grown so rapidly during modern times that our tribal norms are no longer sufficient to maintain a cooperative stance…
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