One startup’s pitch to provide more reliable AI answers: crowdsource the chatbots

CollectivIQ, a Boston-based startup spun out from hospitality company Buyers Edge Platform, tackles AI reliability issues by querying multiple chatbots simultaneously, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok, then combining their responses into more accurate answers. CEO John Davie created the solution after experiencing problems with AI hallucinations and expensive enterprise contracts that produced unreliable information. The platform uses enterprise APIs and charges customers based on usage rather than long-term commitments, aiming to provide better AI accuracy through crowdsourced responses.