Systems and methods for real-time collaborative computing and collective intelligence are disclosed. A hybrid swarm intelligence system includes a central collaboration server, a plurality of computing devices in communication with the central server, and an agent application in communication with the central server. In response to information sent from the central server during a group collaboration session, user input is sent to the central server via the computing devices, and machine input is given to the server via the agent application, which determines input based on rules, additional data, and/or machine learning techniques. The central server uses the user input and the machine input to repeatedly provide feedback to the agent application and users during the group collaboration session.