Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
9-2016
Abstract
Intrinsic to the transition towards, and necessary for the success of digital platforms as a service (at scale) is the notion of human computation. Going beyond ‘the wisdom of the crowd’, human computation is the engine that powers platforms and services that are now ubiquitous like Duolingo and Wikipedia. In spite of increasing research and population interest, several issues remain open and in debate on large-scale human computation projects. Quality control is first among these discussions. We conducted an experiment with three different tasks of varying complexity and five different methods to distinguish and protect against constantly under-performing contributors. We illustrate that minimal quality control is enough to repel constantly under-performing contributors and that this effect is constant across tasks of varying complexity.
Recommended Citation
Karuse, Markus; Hall, Margeret A.; and Caton, Simon James, "Is Quality Control Pointless?" (2016). Interdisciplinary Informatics Faculty Proceedings & Presentations. 34.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/interdiscipinformaticsfacproc/34
Comments
Internet, Policy, and Politics 2016: The Platform Society