BALANCED Media Technology combines machine learning algorithms with human-guided interactions through gamification to enhance data science applications. The platform enables gaming communities to contribute their problem-solving skills to real-world challenges, such as chemotherapeutic drug discovery and computer vision, while engaging in entertainment.
Funding
$8.8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Many data science applications struggle to effectively leverage human intuition and problem-solving skills, often relying solely on machine learning algorithms. This can limit the potential for innovation and the ability to address complex, unstructured problems.
Solution
BALANCED Media Technology offers a platform that integrates human intelligence with data science through gamification, enabling online communities to contribute to real-world problem-solving. The platform leverages a proprietary technology called HEWMEN, a volunteer grid computing system, to combine human perception and unstructured problem-solving skills with raw computational power. By integrating interactive entertainment, the platform motivates and empowers massive online communities to contribute to data science challenges while engaging in entertainment. This approach enhances machine learning effectiveness and empowers data scientists to tackle complex problems in areas like chemotherapeutic drug discovery and computer vision.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes researchers in fields like chemotherapeutic drug discovery and computer vision, as well as organizations seeking to leverage crowdsourcing and human intelligence to enhance their data science applications.
Features
- HEWMEN: A proprietary volunteer grid computing system that combines human perception with computational power.
- Gamified interface: Integrates interactive entertainment to motivate community participation.
- Citizen science platform: Connects researchers to a community of problem-solvers through crowdsourcing.
- Human-Guided AI: Improves artificial intelligence effectiveness by leveraging human intelligence.
- Collaboration tools: Facilitates collaboration between researchers and community members.