How to use Large Language Models to harness the wisdom of the crowd?

Last month, a conversation between us sparked an insightful realization about our online behavior. Despite us being active consumers of digital content we rarely engage in comment sections.

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We found this isn't due to a lack of opinions or ideas; rather, we are uncertain about how our ideas will fit within the existing comment section. This realization made us wonder:

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How can we motivate more people to share their ideas within a community?

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As the human-AI design lab we are focused on merging human needs with machine capabilities like LLMs.

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Large Language Models (LLMs) are a type of generative AI that are great at handling text. They are trained on huge amounts of data, enabling them to do:

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• Text generation: Create new text on various topics.
• Content summary: Make short summaries of long articles or documents
• Content translation: Change how and in what language a piece of text is written.
• Classification and categorization: Organize and sort a lot of information quickly.

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We believe LLM’s can turn the chaotic mix of comments into clear, easy-to-follow narratives and topics. Making it easier for anyone to understand, engage and contribute meaningfully in their own way.

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So, as is our practice at Witlist, we started experimenting with combining LLM's and comment sections.

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Our goal was simple: to encourage sharing ideas and to help individual voices be heard within the larger community dialogue.

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We call this project 'Common Space'. It's still a work in progress, but we're excited about its potential to explore the future of online sharing of ideas, making it more inclusive and engaging.

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We will keep updating 'Common Space' and set out on making it part of the Witlist platform Check it out! and let us know what you think.

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