Massive-scale online collaboration | Luis von Ahn

Why it was recommended

I highly recommend watching the TED talk by Luis von Ahn, creater of CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA.

Strong recommendationvowelless · Original2014-04

What it covers

Luis von Ahn, creator of CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA, explains how small contributions from many people online can digitize books. He then introduces Duolingo as a way to translate. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

TED

Length

16 min 40 sec

Year

2011

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