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Swarmsourcing: The Next Chapter After Crowdsourcing
DEV.to AIΒ·May 8, 2026
Jeff Howe introduced crowdsourcing in 2006, defining it by two modes: passive collection (like Waze or reCAPTCHA) and active contribution (like Wikipedia). The article positions "swarmsourcing" as the subsequent evolution, building on these forms of collective intelligence.
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