How I Built This with Guy Raz

reCAPTCHA and Duolingo: Luis von Ahn

How I Built This with Guy Raz β€Ί

1:04:23 | May 25th, 2020

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In 2000, Luis von Ahn was starting his PhD in computer science when he attended a talk and happened to learn about one of Yahoo's biggest problems: automated bots were signing up for millions of free ...Show More



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chonkosaurus recommended:Oct 5th, 2023

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nubji recommended:Jun 22nd, 2022

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mueleric recommended:Oct 19th, 2021

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mm recommended:Jul 14th, 2021

Did not know that reCAPTCHA and Duolingo was related! What a great story about how game-changing tech came to be. Rare stories of how tech has really benefited the world in positive ways.

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cpr recommended:May 15th, 2021

Absolutely loved this! Especially being an avid Duolingo user. I knew about about how it all came together but they really go into details here πŸ‘πŸΌ

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aninatd recommended:Sep 8th, 2020

Great episode, several great innovations! Loved learning about the story of Duolingo. It’s such a great educational tool!

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dannySep 8th, 2020

Totally! Its one of my favourite episodes of How I Built this :)

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danny recommended:May 26th, 2020

This guy invented CAPTCHA + Duolingo! Definitely came away thinking he's a special entrepreneur + came away rooting for him.

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ian recommended:May 30th, 2020

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