Some of the most innovative technologies, today rely on human intelligence to power their platforms and provide a GREAT user experience. It’s how machine learning algorithms become more accurate, documents are transcribed with off-the-charts accuracy, and images are tagged and moderated at scale. Top 10 tech companies using human intelligence to train their machine learning algorithms behind some of the most innovative products with On-demand workforce.

1. Tech Companies
10 That Use Human Intelligence

2. “The AI tries to do everything. But
the AI is supervised by the people...
Everything the trainers do, we record
every step.” Alex Lebrun, CEO Wit.ai
M's teacher at Facebook(On Facebook’s Virtual Assistant ‘M’)

3. “We don’t yet understand exactly
how the human brain works, we
still don’t have artificial ‘brains’
that can do most tasks that a 4-
year-old child has mastered.”John Giannandrea
VP, Engineering at Google (Time Magazine - True Artificial Intelligence Is Still Elusive)

4. “I have not yet found the company
that can build the killer robot/AI. If I
did, we'd probably fund it.”
Marc Andreessen
Investor, Tech Evangelist
(At Opticon 2015)

5. Some of the most innovative
technologies today rely on
human intelligence.

6. “...the intellectual capacity of humans, which is
characterized by perception, consciousness, self-
awareness, and volition.”
Human Intelligence
(Wikipedia)

7. Introducing
10 Tech Companies Leveraging
Human Intelligence

8. Facebook is training its virtual
assistant for Messenger, ‘M’
with supervised learning, a
process where the computer
learns by example from what
human trainers teach it.
1

9. Microsoft has new features in
Windows 10 (Windows Defender,
Cortana etc.) that require
“human-in-the-loop” Machine
Learning algorithms to improve
the user experience.
2

10. Paypal uses deep learning for
robust fraud detection, that
requires people at the core.
3

11. Google depends on human
intelligence to help produce
their knowledge graph
functionality, as well as improve
services like Google Translate,
Maps & others.4

12. Amazon requires human
intelligence in displaying the
right ads in product videos.
5

13. Expensify requires people to
power their SmartScan
technology, and to transcribe
receipts accurately.
6

14. Zenefits needs people to
process different forms from
different insurance providers.
7

15. Mattermark requires people to
constantly collect web data to
keep information fresh for VCs.
8

16. Duolingo has 40M language
learners. Certification requires
remote proctoring done by
humans.
9

17. Netflix recommends movies
and TV shows based on the
user's interest, and requires
people at the core. The New
Yorker says, “Netflix’s Secret
Special Algorithm Is a Human”.10

18. All these tech companies have
been using ‘Human Intelligence’
in some way to power their
platforms and provide a GREAT
user experience.

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