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Collective Intelligence

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TL;DR. The shared intelligence exhibited by groups of individuals or decentralized systems, whether human, animal, or artificial.

Technical Definition

The shared intelligence exhibited by groups of individuals or decentralized systems, whether human, animal, or artificial.

How it works

Collective intelligence explores how groups can achieve superior problem-solving or decision-making capabilities compared to individuals. In AI, this involves designing multi-agent systems or human-AI teams that leverage diverse perspectives and distributed processing. It's applied in areas like crowdsourcing, prediction markets, and distributed robotics.

Related Concepts

• Human-in-the-loop — System designs where humans review, correct, or guide AI outputs as part of the workflow.
• Swarm Intelligence — An AI technique inspired by the collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems in nature, such as ant colonies.
• Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) — Systems composed of multiple interacting intelligent agents that cooperate or compete to achieve individual or collective goals.