Human Computation

Google TechTalks
July 26, 2006

Luis von Ahn is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, where he also received his Ph.D. in 2005. Previously, Luis obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Duke University in 2000. He is the recipient of a Microsoft Research Fellowship. ABSTRACT
Tasks like image recognition are trivial for humans, but continue to challenge even the most sophisticated computer programs. This talk introduces a paradigm for utilizing human processing power to solve problems that computers cannot yet solve. Traditional approaches to solving such problems focus on improving software. I advocate a novel approach: constructively channel human...

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[houou100]

you are so funny

and so cool

[wesley1125]

What is a valid label? If a picture of Pres. Bush is successfully labeled "yuck", isn't that a corruption, which tends to disprove the idea that the algorithm is very secure?

[Qber4life]

Great presentation but I don't think he can call his games "fun", they seem addictive but he doesn't explain how they can be called fun.

[peanarchist]

Stop advertising coke!

[wesley1125]

Finally, the human race can achieve Block Transfer Computation.