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Duolingo -- the next chapter in human computation | Luis von Ahn | TEDxCMU 2011
Luis von Ahn, creator of CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA, presents Duolingo at TEDxCMU 2011. The idea is to have millions of people translate the web for free while learning a language, an example of human computation.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN people recommend it as a look at how to get people to eagerly do useful collective work, and as the origin of Duolingo.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- TEDx Talks
- Topic
- human computation
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2011–2012
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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First thing: Watch this video from Luis von Ahn [VIDEO] He is the creator of reCAPTCHA and working on a translation solution which answers your question (regarding how to get people to eagerly do work for your community) pretty eloquently. Regarding your specific user engagement …
mikegreenberg on Hacker News · 2011-07
In Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings. Inquire within.)I am currently using Duolingo to learn Spanish and I find it quite amazing. It offers a great interface and I love the gaming elements. It's by far one of the best web applications I have used in a long time. So kudos to Luis …
amix on Hacker News · 2012-07
In Luis von Ahn (creator of CAPTCHA and Duolingo) Reddit AMA
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