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How Human-Computer ‘Superminds’ Are Redefining the Future of Work
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How Human-Computer ‘Superminds’ Are Redefining the Future of Work

Thomas W. Malone
MIT Sloan Management Review, 2018
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Discussions about AI and the future of work often center on the question of which human tasks or professions robots might replace. Yet humans rarely create things on their own. Almost all human achievements are the result of teamwork. In this article Thomas W. Malone of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence investigates the ways in which AI might assist and enhance human collaboration.

Take-Aways

  • “Superminds” are collaborating groups of people creating outcomes that are superior to what an individual could achieve alone. 
  • Intelligence can be specialized or general. Computers today can outperform humans only at certain specialized tasks.
  • Computers can enhance collaborative efforts by taking over specialized tasks, collecting and evaluating data, and coordinating the work of individual group members. 

About the Author

Thomas W. Malone is a professor of information technology and organizational studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence.

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