Luis von Ahn Harnesses Brainpower

2,360 views · Published 17 March 2010 · 17:46 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: PopTech · 2010 · Science & Technology

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Computer scientist Luis von Ahns programs harness the human brainpower to solve complex problems. von Ahn invented ReCaptcha, a program that uses squiggly characters that humans easily decipher but blocks spambots  and helps digitize millions of old texts. The CMU professor also makes games that use human knowledge to improve computers. Find them at gwap.com.

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