Human Computation
What it is
A 2006 Google TechTalk in which Luis von Ahn introduces human computation, using people's effort to solve problems like image recognition that computers cannot yet handle. It covers games with a purpose and related ideas such as CAPTCHAs.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a great technical talk from the pioneer of human computation.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2013, last 2019
What HN commenters said
“Luis von Ahn's talk on "Human Computation" was great”
Luis von Ahn's great talk on human computation.
bemmu, 2013-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's the best technical talk you've heard?”
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Topics: crowdsourcing, luis von ahn, captcha, games with a purpose, image labeling
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