Crowdsourcing and Human Computation

Crowdsourcing and human computation combine economics and computer science to leverage human intelligence for tasks beyond current Al capabilities. Platforms like Mechanical Turk and Snorkel enable micropayments for human intelligence tasks, effectively allowing humans to serve as function calls in software. Applications span computer science (machine learning, next-generation interfaces, data mining) and broader domains including prediction markets, business applications of collective intelligence, and the principles underlying democratic and group decision-making processes.