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Massive-scale online collaboration | Luis von Ahn

Massive-scale online collaboration | Luis von Ahn

FromTED Talks Education


Massive-scale online collaboration | Luis von Ahn

FromTED Talks Education

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Dec 6, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. In this talk, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help millions learn a new language while translating the web quickly and accurately -- all for free.
Released:
Dec 6, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What should future schools look like? How do brains learn? Some of the world's greatest educators, researchers, and community leaders share their stories and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.