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06 December 2011

Massive-scale online collaboration: Luis von Ahn on TED.com

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. At TEDxCMU, 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. (Recorded at TEDxCMU, April 2011, in Pittsburgh, PA. Duration: 16:40)

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