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Unanimous AI
TypePrivate
Founded2014
FounderLouis Rosenberg
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Websitehttp://unanimous.ai/

Unanimous AI is an American technology company that pursues collective superintelligence by connecting networked human groups together at large scale using AI agents and other AI technologies.[1][2]

The company provides two AI technologies, artificial swarm intelligence (ASI) which was first presented publicly in 2015 and Hyperchat AI technology. that was first presented publicly in 2023.[3][4]

In 2015, Unanimous AI released a "human swarming" platform called "swarm.ai" (formally called UNU) that uses ASI technology to allow distributed groups of users to collectively predict answers to questions.[5][2][6] This process has resulted in successful predictions of events such as the Kentucky Derby, the Oscars, the Stanley Cup, presidential elections, and the World Series.[7][8][9][10][11]

In 2016, Unanimous AI received national attention for its swarm-based artificial intelligence technology when a CBS Interactive reporter challenged the company to predict the first four finishers, in order, in the Kentucky Derby. Their prediction, reported by TechRepublic and Newsweek, was correct. The reporter's $20 bet on the prediction resulted in a payout of $11,000.[12][13]

In 2018, the firm collaborated with Stanford University School of Medicine to study using artificial swarming algorithms for diagnostics.[14][15]

Building a "Hive Mind" using Swarm AI technology

In 2020, the firm published an accurate forecast for the 2020 United States presidential election, including correct predictions for all 11 battleground states, and an accurate prediction of the baseball 2020 World Series[16][17]

Swarm has also been used by companies like Credit Suisse on predicting stock markets and Disney on predicting the success of films by tapping into collective intelligence.[18]

In 2024, the company introduced a collaboration platform called Thinkscape.ai that incorporates Hyperchat AI technology and supports real-time communication among teams of up to 250 participants through text, voice, or video conferencing.[5][19][20]

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  1. ^ "Why bees could be the secret to superhuman intelligence". www.bbc.com. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  2. ^ a b Lalwani, Mona (2016-06-01). "AI that picked Oscar winners could predict the next US president". Engadget. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  3. ^ Scudellari, Megan (2018-09-13). "AI-Human "Hive Mind" Diagnoses Pneumonia". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  4. ^ Gent, Edd (May 13, 2020). "How AI can help us harness our Collective Intelligence". www.bbc.com.
  5. ^ a b "Super Bowl Philadelphia Eagles Win Accurately Predicted by AI". AI Business. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  6. ^ Kolodny, Lora (2016-06-10). "UNU set to forecast tech trends after accurate Oscars, Kentucky Derby predictions". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  7. ^ Rosenberg, Louis (September 29, 2015). "Human swarming, a real-time method for parallel distributed intelligence". 2015 Swarm/Human Blended Intelligence Workshop (SHBI). IEEE Xplore. pp. 1–7. doi:10.1109/SHBI.2015.7321685. ISBN 978-1-4673-6522-2.
  8. ^ Rosenberg, Louis (July 29, 2015). "Human Swarms, a real-time method for collective intelligence". The MIT Press. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015.
  9. ^ "Artificial intelligence turns $20 into $11,000 in Kentucky Derby bet". Newsweek. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  10. ^ Rosenberg, Louis; Pescetelli, Niccolo (2017). "Amplifying prediction accuracy using Swarm A.I.". 2017 Intelligent Systems Conference (IntelliSys). pp. 61–65. doi:10.1109/intellisys.2017.8324329. ISBN 978-1-5090-6435-9. S2CID 4366745.
  11. ^ Rosenberg, L.; Baltaxe, D.; Pescetelli, N. (2016-10-01). "Crowds vs swarms, a comparison of intelligence". 2016 Swarm/Human Blended Intelligence Workshop (SHBI). pp. 1–4. doi:10.1109/SHBI.2016.7780278. ISBN 978-1-5090-3502-1. S2CID 12725324.
  12. ^ "Smarter as a group: How swarm intelligence picked Derby winners". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  13. ^ "Artificial Intelligence: Key to Kentucky Derby betting?". CBS News. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  14. ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2018-09-10). "Unanimous AI achieves 22% more accurate pneumonia diagnoses". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  15. ^ Scudellari, Megan (September 13, 2018). "AI-Human "Hive Mind" Diagnoses Pneumonia". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  16. ^ McCormick, Jared Council and John (2020-11-06). "Artificial Intelligence Shows Potential to Gauge Voter Sentiment". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  17. ^ "AI predicts a Dodgers World Series win after a COVID-shortened season". Engadget. July 23, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  18. ^ "How AI can help us harness our 'collective intelligence'". www.bbc.com. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  19. ^ "ITPro Today, Network Computing, IoT World Today combine with TechTarget | TechTarget". Search CIO. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  20. ^ "March Madness AI Predictions of NCAA Brackets". AI Business. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
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