AI enables 277 people to engage in a single real-time conversation

A groundbreaking experiment used AI-powered "hyper-communication" to connect 277 Americans in a single real-time debate — something previously impossible at that scale. Using a platform called Thinkscape, AI agents linked small parallel discussion groups into one cohesive conversation. Participants debated America's greatest contributions over 250 years, ultimately choosing the Internet, medical advances, and democracy — showing that AI can amplify human dialogue without replacing it.