nwzer seeks to harness the wisdom of the crowds with AI and blockchain

Karim Maassen, the nwzer founder, explains what kind of citizen journalism platform is he and his team building.

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Karim Maassen is a Dutch entrepreneur and web fanatic, he is also the founder of nwzer.

nwzer is an AI and blockchain assisted, user-generated news agency. It is the world’s first artificial intelligence & blockchain powered citizen journalism platform.

According do Karim, nwzer seeks to harness the wisdom of the crowds, remove advertising from the equation and build on trust.

We had a long discussion about blockchain, why he would rather not use the word when explaining what nwzer is and does.

Also, Karim told us how he sees the technology being used in journalism.

Listen to our interview

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You can follow Karim Maassen on Twitter, check out his website. Plus, be sure to follow nwzer on Twitter and sign-up for alpha testing to be among the first users to try it out.

Links to the stuff we mentioned in the podcast

Civil, the blockchain-based journalism marketplace

How the Blockchain is Redefining Trust

nwzer funded by Google Digital News Initiative

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