Within the possible applications of crowdsourcing, I am currently researching about its use for communicating and reporting crimes. This research is allowing me to observe the evolution of different platforms, evolution that in some cases implies the abandonment of the crowd to draw upon the AI.
Category: theory
The crowd-out effect
When it comes to reward the crowd that participates in a crowdsourcing / collective intelligence initiative, money is often an easy choice. However, it’s demostrated that there are circumstances in which money not only is not the best option, but it is even counterproductive.
Crowdsourcing and Game Theory
When considering any crowdsourcing initiative, it is convenient to have a framework that allows us to model those initiatives. Game theory, as a tool that allows modeling interactions between different individuals, is a very appropriate solution for this purpose.