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Crowdsourcing AI: How Mass Collaboration is Revolutionizing Knowledge Engineering

September 19, 2023 Kabir
Crowdsourcing AI: How Mass Collaboration is Revolutionizing Knowledge Engineering
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AI for Mere Mortals
Crowdsourcing AI: How Mass Collaboration is Revolutionizing Knowledge Engineering
Sep 19, 2023
Kabir

This episode reviews a seminal paper that proposes a new paradigm for artificial intelligence - constructing massive knowledge bases by harnessing thousands of volunteers collaborating over the web. The paper outlines an architecture combining decentralized crowdsourcing of logical rules with machine learning to create scalable, intelligent systems. Key ideas include using feedback loops to validate knowledge, incentivizing participation through credit assignments, and addressing challenges like quality control through clever technical innovations. Experiments demonstrate the viability of aggregating fragments of knowledge from many non-experts to produce an emergent whole far greater than the sum of its parts.

This pioneering work established a foundation for web-scale collaborative knowledge engineering that holds great promise for unlocking practical AI applications. The post highlights key concepts from this influential paper and reflects on its historical impact in catalyzing the vision of AI powered by collectively constructed giant knowledge bases.

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This episode reviews a seminal paper that proposes a new paradigm for artificial intelligence - constructing massive knowledge bases by harnessing thousands of volunteers collaborating over the web. The paper outlines an architecture combining decentralized crowdsourcing of logical rules with machine learning to create scalable, intelligent systems. Key ideas include using feedback loops to validate knowledge, incentivizing participation through credit assignments, and addressing challenges like quality control through clever technical innovations. Experiments demonstrate the viability of aggregating fragments of knowledge from many non-experts to produce an emergent whole far greater than the sum of its parts.

This pioneering work established a foundation for web-scale collaborative knowledge engineering that holds great promise for unlocking practical AI applications. The post highlights key concepts from this influential paper and reflects on its historical impact in catalyzing the vision of AI powered by collectively constructed giant knowledge bases.

Blog Post:
https://blog.cprompt.ai/crowdsourcing-ai-how-mass-collaboration-is-revolutionizing-knowledge-engineering

Our YouTube channel
https://youtube.com/@cpromptai

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Kabir - https://x.com/mjkabir
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Blog
https://blog.cprompt.ai

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