Understanding and Improving Crowdsourcing Models
A network of researchers are attempting to create more efficient and useful crowdsourcing models that could be used to predict everything from terrorist attacks to changes in societal eating habits.
Samuel Greengard
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He raised important public issues, such as the impact of computers and the Internet on society, and encouraged social responsibility for computer professionals.
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