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AI · August 26, 2014

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Pol.is – a new commenting system powered by machine learning and D3

Pol.is – a new commenting system powered by machine learning and D3 launched on August 26, 2014 with 126 votes, #177 of 2,208 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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Pol.is is a commenting system that uses machine learning and D3 visualization to organize online discussions. It allows users to comment on topics while an algorithm groups similar viewpoints together and maps out areas of consensus and disagreement. The system is designed for anyone hosting public conversations who wants to understand patterns in feedback rather than scroll through individual comments. It works by having participants rate each other's comments, which helps the machine learning model identify clusters of opinion.

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