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About iQ

iQ's research and consulting focuses on designing and implementing intelligent systems.

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iQ Company Timeline

2023 - Present

Patent portfolio on Artificial General Intelligence; AGI consulting

2020

PredictWallStreet sold; iQ Studios founded

2018

PredictWallStreet achieves top 10 performance on Wall Street; Whitepaper on AI agents and blockchain

2010

PredictWallStreet partners with top quantitative hedge funds, financial data companies, and retail brokers

2006

PredictWallStreet founded to apply Collective Intelligence to financial services

1999

iQ designs custom Collective Intelligence systems for the US Coast Guard, US Air Force, Los Angeles Unified School District, McGraw Hill, and other organizations

1995

iQ pioneers online surveys and launches Group Knowledge product

1993

Dr. Kaplan founds iQ Company

Meet the CEO

Craig A. Kaplan, PhD

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Dr. Craig A. Kaplan

Founder and CEO

  • iQ Company, a consulting company focused on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

  • iQ Studios, a video production company focused on raising public awareness of AI, AI safety, and AGI

  • PredictWallStreet, a data gathering firm whose clients included NASDAQ, TD Ameritrade, Schwab, and others; in 2018, the company powered a fund that ranked in the top 10 of all market-neutral hedge funds

Research Focus

  • Invention of safe and ethical AGI systems

  • Production of educational videos about AI safety, AGI, and the future of AI

  • Design of intelligent and superintelligent systems to solve global problems

Academic Background

  • Visiting professor of computer science, University of California

  • Doctoral and master’s degrees, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Published research with Dr. Herbert A. Simon, the Nobel laureate who co-invented the field of AI

Publications and Presentations

  • More than 50 publications including a book, scientific journal articles, patents, and whitepapers

  • Presented at institutions ranging from the business schools at Harvard and Wharton to international conferences on science, software, and technology

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