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WIRED SCIENCE | Luis von Ahn: Human Computation | PBS

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December 21, 2007
Computer scientist Luis von Ahn is best known for inventing those twisted, blurry words that websites ask you to type to post a comment or send an email. Host Ziya Tong talks to the genius award r...  
 
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lucirz (8 months ago) Show Hide
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luis should be shot...he invented the most annoying thing in the world!!11
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Partspare (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Why doesn't he calculate how much human time is wasted sitting in cars every time they lower a speed limit? Then we'll really see where the gravest of losses occur.
kenf1ott (1 year ago) Show Hide
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brilliant.

she is not... "Why is flag in there?"

uhhhh... there is a flag in the photo... lady.

wow.
joebonk (1 year ago) Show Hide
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shes hot but kinda dumb
wolfy02 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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i dont really like the thought that someone is taking advantage of my time and I dont get any profit from it, but at the same time i'm pretty excited about the translation "game" he was speaking about.
CharAznable (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Bravo
RobotsAreHereNow (1 year ago) Show Hide
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nice that someone is thinking ahead
my15minutes (1 year ago) Show Hide
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refreshing, isn't it?  :D

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