YouTube 4 minute 13 second Thomas Malone at Davos on emerging Collective Intelligence.
His bottom line: Human + Computers Converging toward a single global brain, eventually we may be able to harness global collective intelligence.
See also:
What is collective intelligence and what will we do about it?
2008 COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE: Creating a Prosperous World at Peace
Review: Evolutionary Activism by Tom Atlee
Review: The Tao of Democracy–Using Co-Intelligence to Create a World That Works for All
Reference: World Brain Institute & Global Game
Worth a Look: Ushandi Open Source Crowd-Sourcing