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Closing Bell
Duolingo CEO On Surprise Effect Of TikTok Ban; Trump Day 1 Trade 01/17/25

Closing Bell

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 43:13


Jose Rasco of HSBC and Jim Paulsen of Paulsen Perspectives break down market dynamics. Jared Holz of Mizuho delves into the intersection of GLP-1 drugs and Medicare, while Mike Santoli provides actionable takeaways with his dashboards.David Joyce from Seaport Research Partners analyzes Netflix's latest moves, and Pramol Dhawan of PIMCO shares his expertise on emerging markets and India's growth story. Luis Von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo, on the uptick in users learning Mandarin as TikTok ban looms, and Stifel's Brian Gardner wraps up the hour with a look at Trump trade policies. 

Acquired LP Show
Why Duolingo Worked (with Luis von Ahn, CEO)

Acquired LP Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 63:22


Duolingo has fundamentally changed the landscape of self-guided education, starting with language learning. It is now a $9B publicly traded company in a space where everyone thought you could never build a large and exciting company. We're joined by Duolingo founder and CEO, Luis von Ahn. Luis dives into how learning English was transformative in his personal trajectory and opportunities in his life, inspiring him to create the most successful EdTech product of all time. A few topics in this episode:How Duolingo became a leader in the gamification and mobile-first movements in the early 2010sHow the company balances rigorous experimentation with gut instinct to build an app with customer experience at its coreThe backstory of Duolingo's “unhinged, yet wholesome” green owl mascot trending on your TikTok feedSponsors:Vanta

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn wants you addicted to learning

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 83:55


Luis von Ahn is the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo. There are lots of opportunities to enhance a product like Duolingo with AI, and we talk about all that — but I also wanted to talk to Luis about learning, generally. Duolingo is a global product, and there are a lot of tech tensions there, dealing with different user needs worldwide. We talk about it all in a pretty direct way... including all those unhinged things the owl does on social media. Links:  Duolingo Introduces AI-Powered Innovations at Duocon 2024 (Duolingo) Video Call with Lily (Duolingo / YouTube) AI Boosts Duolingo As Company Posts First Profit (Nasdaq) Foreign Language Training (US State Department) Exploring My Villain Origin Story (Duolingo / TikTok) Duolingo cuts workers as it relies more on AI (The Washington Post) Why Silicon Valley Is Talking About Founder Mode (The New York Times) Duolingo's Math and Music lessons finally hit Android a year after iOS (Android Police) Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on taking it back to basics (Decoder / The Verge) How Duolingo is using its 'unhinged content' with Duo the Owl (Digiday) How we turned Duo's butt into a viral Super Bowl commercial (Duolingo) A Duolingo employee has apologised for joking about Amber Heard (The Tab)  Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Our producers are Kate Cox and Nick Statt. This episode was edited by Xander Adams. Our supervising producer is Liam James. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bloomberg Talks
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn Talks AI Powering Doulingo to All Time Highs

Bloomberg Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 8:41 Transcription Available


Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn speaks AI powering Doulingo to all time highs. Von Ahn speaks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller, Sonali Basak, and Katie Greifeld.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minus One
Luis von Ahn, Duolingo & the Unhinged Owl

Minus One

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 51:41


Duolingo Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn shares his journey from creating CAPTCHA, founding a multi-billion dollar language learning app, and how his company produced their delightfully unhinged mascot.

Odd Lots
Luis von Ahn Explains How Computers and Humans Learn From Each Other

Odd Lots

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 51:22 Transcription Available


Breakthroughs in generative AI have created enormous opportunities for humans to learn from computers. We can use them to explain the news, understand historical concepts, fix our coding errors, and so forth. But of course, AI also has to learn from human. The technology digests enormous amounts of written text, and often relies on human feedback to calibrate its models. Luis von Ahn has been at the forefront of these back and forth interactions for years. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of Duolingo, the language learning app, but prior to that, he was one of the original developers of CAPTCHAs, the little puzzles you solve to log into websites and prove that you're a human. And of course, in the process of proving your humanity, you're also training computers to get better at identifying red lights, cross walks, bicycles and wavy letters. On this episode, we discuss the history of his work, the future of CAPTCHAs, the success of Duolingo and how he is using today's advanced AI models in aid of language learnings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
087 - Learning in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 7:08


Duolingo's creator Luis von Ahn learns the word for "learning" in Chinese and shares his incredible vision for enabling millions of people all over the world to learn languages for free.

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
058 - Chatbot in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 9:05


Would you practise your Chinese with a robot?! Luis von Ahn reveals to ShaoLan how the future of language learning is quickly becoming a reality and that new AI to help us learn will soon be available. Learn Mandarin for Chabot in the process!

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
045 - Language in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 10:39


With over 300 million users, Duolingo is the worlds biggest language learning platform. Its founder Luis von Ahn chats to ShaoLan about how it all started, and he also learns how to say "language" in Chinese. A hugely inspiring episode!

How I Built This with Guy Raz
reCAPTCHA and Duolingo: Luis von Ahn (2020)

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 67:51 Very Popular


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 Yahoo email accounts, and generating tons of spam. Luis' idea to solve this problem became CAPTCHA, the squiggly letters we type into a website to prove we're human. He gave away that idea for free, but years later, that same idea had evolved into a new way to monetize language learning on the web, and became Duolingo. Today, Duolingo is a publicly-traded company with a market cap of $9 billion.This episode was produced by Casey Herman, with music composed by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by Neva Grant.You can follow HIBT on X & Instagram, and email us at hibt@id.wondery.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

TED Talks Technology
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn

TED Talks Technology

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 14:46 Very Popular


When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever compete with addictive platforms like Instagram and TikTok? He explains how Duolingo harnesses the psychological techniques of social media and mobile games to get you excited to learn — all while spreading access to education across the world.

Three Cartoon Avatars
EP 87: Luis von Ahn (CEO, Duolingo) on The Marketing Formula that Propelled Duolingo to 500M Users

Three Cartoon Avatars

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 100:27


(0:00) Intro(0:54) Building a Culture of Iteration and Continuous Improvement(2:29) The Importance of User Retention in Duolingo's Growth(3:24) The Power of A/B Testing in Product Development(7:57) Balancing User Feedback and Data in Product Design(10:24) The Role of Marketing in Duolingo's Growth(15:54) The Importance of Setting Constraints in Product Development(18:35) The Role of Metrics in Decision Making(24:02) The Power of Viral Marketing and Memes in Brand Building(30:44) The Impact of Social Media Marketing on User Acquisition(35:41) The Impact of Passive Aggressive Notifications(37:42) Dealing with Controversial Content and Backlash(42:40) The Importance of Being Scrappy in Marketing(45:13) The Challenges of Teaching Languages(49:25) The Importance of User Retention in Duolingo(51:14) The Journey to Monetizing Duolingo(56:40) The Challenges of Introducing Monetization in Duolingo(1:04:16) The Expansion of Duolingo Beyond Languages(1:09:13) Growing User Base and Utilizing AI(1:11:16) Impact of Going Public on Duolingo's Operations(1:16:00) The Importance of Employee Selection in Duolingo(1:22:42) The entrepreneurial journey(1:33:46) Improving the Education System(1:37:21) The honeypot website to catch cheating students Produced: Rashad Assir & Leah ClapperMixed and edited: Justin HrabovskyExecutive Producer: Josh Machiz 

Metanoia Lab | Liderança, inovação e transformação digital, por Andrea Iorio
Ep. 152 | "Real skills" vs "Hard Skills": As competências para se tornar empreendedores “solo”. Luis Von Ahn comentado por Andrea Iorio.

Metanoia Lab | Liderança, inovação e transformação digital, por Andrea Iorio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 21:29


Neste episódio da quarta temporada do Metanoia Lab, patrocinado pela Oi Soluções, o Andrea (andreaiorio.com) analisa uma fala do Luis Von Ahn, co-fundador do Duolingo e professor de ciência da computação na Carnegie Mellon, que fala sobre o fato que existem algumas competências especificas que maximizam nossa habilidade de gerar renda e de se tornar empreendedores "Solo", vs. as competências tradicionais que nos são ensinadas na educação tradicional. O Andrea chama essas competências de "Real Skills", e as diferencia das Hard Skills e das Soft Skills nesse episódio.

Go To Market Grit
CEO and Co-Founder Duolingo, Luis von Ahn: "The Pitch Was Never Pittsburgh"

Go To Market Grit

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 63:49


Guest: Luis von Ahn, CEO and co-founder of DuolingoWhen Luis von Ahn wanted to go to college in the United States, he had to take a standardized test called the TOEFL, or Test of English as a Foreign Language. But there was nowhere in his home country of Guatemala that could accommodate another test-taker, so he flew to war-torn El Salvador, just to take the TOEFL. Many years later, as the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, Luis and his team “decided this type of thing, we could do a lot better.” Today, more than 4,500 universities accept the results of the online Duolingo English Test — a boon for the estimated 2 billion people currently learning English around the world.In this episode, Luis and Joubin discuss returning to the office, Carnegie Mellon, identifying strivers, the “Luis dashboard,” ignoring Reddit, pre-meetings, the hardest part of learning, sounding dumb, private security, the job of a professor, digitizing books, working out every day, April Fools' campaigns, Duo the owl, and hiring nice people.In this episode, we cover: Working in Pittsburgh, in-person (00:57) How Duolingo hires (06:48) Growing up in Guatemala (10:29) Luis' parents, intelligence, and drive (12:09) His morning routine (16:56) Ground truth (19:39) “The smaller the team, the better” (22:29) Language education and human behavior (24:32) Learning English (28:53) Back to Guatemala (32:03) CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA (36:10) Money vs. impact (41:26) Luis' TEDx Talk and public speaking tips (44:46) Love Language and nontraditional marketing (48:46) Doubling down on what works (53:27) Slow hiring (56:44) Would Luis ever start something new? (59:28) Who Duolingo is hiring and what “grit” means to Luis (01:01:46) Links: Connect with Luis Twitter LinkedIn Connect with Joubin Twitter LinkedIn Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com  Learn more about Kleiner Perkins This episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

TED Talks Daily
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn

TED Talks Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 12:50


When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever compete with addictive platforms like Instagram and TikTok? He explains how Duolingo harnesses the psychological techniques of social media and mobile games to get you excited to learn — all while spreading access to education across the world.

TED Talks Daily (SD video)
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn

TED Talks Daily (SD video)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 12:50


When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever compete with addictive platforms like Instagram and TikTok? He explains how Duolingo harnesses the psychological techniques of social media and mobile games to get you excited to learn — all while spreading access to education across the world.

TED Talks Daily (HD video)
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn

TED Talks Daily (HD video)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 12:50


When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever compete with addictive platforms like Instagram and TikTok? He explains how Duolingo harnesses the psychological techniques of social media and mobile games to get you excited to learn — all while spreading access to education across the world.

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4607. 131 Academic Words Reference from "Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration | TED Talk"

English Academic Vocabulary Booster

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 117:15


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VISION VIBES | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Education at Hand: Luis von Ahn / Co-Founder & CEO of Duolingo

VISION VIBES | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 9:28


Luis von Ahn created the most used educational app, Duolingo. He aims to make learning available to all. Here's what we talk about in this episode: Alternative, Business, Creativity, Culture, Education, Entrepreneur, Future, Global issues, International, Technology

Conclusiones
Luis von Ahn, cofundador de Duolingo, confía en que Bernardo Arévalo y su Movimiento Semilla pondrán fin a la corrupción en Guatemala.

Conclusiones

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 42:18


Guatemala se acerca al balotaje y la corrupción es uno los temas que más inquietud causa entre la población. Para el director ejecutivo y cofundador de Duolingo, el guatemalteco Luis von Ahn, la solución para este y otros problemas empieza con el voto por el candidato Bernardo Arévalo y el Movimiento Semilla, que han marcado distancia de la corrupción. Esto fue lo que el reconocido empresario dijo en Conclusiones.Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

En diálogo con Longobardi
Luis von Ahn, cofundador de Duolingo, confía en que Bernardo Arévalo y su Movimiento Semilla pondrán fin a la corrupción en Guatemala.

En diálogo con Longobardi

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 42:18


Guatemala se acerca al balotaje y la corrupción es uno los temas que más inquietud causa entre la población. Para el director ejecutivo y cofundador de Duolingo, el guatemalteco Luis von Ahn, la solución para este y otros problemas empieza con el voto por el candidato Bernardo Arévalo y el Movimiento Semilla, que han marcado distancia de la corrupción. Esto fue lo que el reconocido empresario dijo en Conclusiones.Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

Business Ninjas
Your Passport to Language Mastery and Global Connections | Business Ninjas: WriteForMe and Duolingo

Business Ninjas

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 46:26


Join our Business Ninja John and Katy Romdall, Director of Global Events at Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning app.Discover a new way to learn languages with Duolingo! Founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker, Duolingo has transformed education worldwide. It's the app that brings the best education right to your fingertips, whenever and wherever you want it.With over 1.2 billion users and counting, Duolingo is making language learning accessible to all. And the best part? It's absolutely FREE! Say goodbye to expensive classes and textbooks – Duolingo believes in empowering individuals by making language learning available to everyone.But here's what sets Duolingo apart: it's unbelievably fun! Forget about boring lectures and tedious textbooks. Duolingo has turned language learning into an exciting adventure. Each lesson is like a game, with bite-sized challenges that keep you motivated and hooked. It's as addictive as your favorite mobile game!Join the language-learning revolution now! Experience Duolingo and embark on an incredible journey to master a new language. Open up a world of opportunities and connect with people from all walks of life. With Duolingo, the world becomes your classroom, and fluency is just a tap away!Learn more at https://www.duolingo.com/.-----Do you want to be interviewed for your business?  Schedule time with us, and we'll create a podcast like this for your business:  https://www.WriteForMe.io/-----https://www.facebook.com/writeforme.iohttps://www.instagram.com/writeforme.io/https://twitter.com/writeformeiohttps://www.linkedin.com/company/writeforme/https://www.pinterest.com/andysteuer/Want to be interviewed on our Business Ninjas podcast? Schedule time with us now, and we'll make it happen right away! Check out WriteForMe, more than just a Content Agency! See the Faces Behind The Voices on our YouTube Channel!

Contrapoder, con Jorge Ramos
Conversación con Luis von Ahn, creador de “Duolingo”

Contrapoder, con Jorge Ramos

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 6:24


Casi mil millones de personas han utilizado la plataforma “Duolingo” para aprender idiomas; 1 de cada 8 seres humanos ha interactuado con ella. Detrás de este invento, está el talento de un joven hispano.

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
087 - Learning in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 7:08


Duolingo's creator Luis von Ahn learns the word for "learning" in Chinese and shares his incredible vision for enabling millions of people all over the world to learn languages for free.

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
058 - Chatbot in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 9:05


Would you practise your Chinese with a robot?! Luis von Ahn reveals to ShaoLan how the future of language learning is quickly becoming a reality and that new AI to help us learn will soon be available. Learn Mandarin for Chabot in the process!

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
045 - Language in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 10:39


With over 300 million users, Duolingo is the worlds biggest language learning platform. Its founder Luis von Ahn chats to ShaoLan about how it all started, and he also learns how to say "language" in Chinese. A hugely inspiring episode!

The Ian King Business Podcast
Recession warnings, electric vehicle charging and Duolingo

The Ian King Business Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 45:53


Ian King reflects on yesterday's decision from the Bank of England to raise interest rates with Wei Li, the Global Chief Investment Strategist at BlackRock.Erik Fairbairn, founder and CEO of Pod Point, speaks about charging points for electric vehicles.Chief Executive of the global language-learning app, Duolingo, Luis Von Ahn talks to Ian King on the digital skills gap.

Secret Leaders
Duolingo Founder: Being a genius, inventing CAPTCHA & getting 500m users - Luis Von Ahn

Secret Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 48:17


If you're not one of their 500 million users, Duolingo is a phenomenally successful app where you practise a language in small chunks every day. Launched in 2012, it has become the number one language learning app and the most downloaded education app in the world. The company floated in 2021 and currently has a market cap of just under 4 billion dollars.  It's rare for a founder to be brilliant at both invention and business but Luis Von Ahn, the Co-Founder and CEO of Duolingo, is one of them. Before Duolingo, he invented Captcha - those squiggly letters you have to write out to prove you're not a computer. The guy's a genius, and that's a fact. He actually won an award for being one in 2006, the prestigious Macarthur Fellows Program award. It's colloquially known as the genius grant, because it's said you have to be one to get it.  Luis grew up in a single parent household in Guatemala. His mother spent all the money she could sending him to the best school she could afford. This experience, of seeing the difference between those who receive a good education and those who don't, would later form the basis of Duolingo. But when Luis and his Co-Founder Severin started Duolingo in 2012 they had a big problem - how could they keep their users coming back? Listen to find out.  Show notes: (01:50) - The beginning of Duolingo (08:40) - Getting first interested in computers at 8 years old.  (11:15) - Inventing CAPTCHA (16:00) - Selling reCAPTCHA to Google  (19:45) - How he handled suddenly becoming very rich  (23:30) - The key things they did right with Duolingo in the early days (25:25) - How they got their users to stay motivated (29:00) - Working out how to teach Gen Z (33:00) - Why he doesn't see Google Translate as a competitor (35:40) - Using crowdsourcing as a tool to grow the business (40:35) - His advice for other entrepreneurs We'd love your feedback hello@secretleaders.com Sponsor links: evelyn.com/secretleaders oto.com/power *get 20% off with code secret* vorboss.com/secretleaders vanta.com/secretleaders

The Tim Ferriss Show
#607: Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder and CEO of Duolingo — How to Be (Truly) Mission-Driven, Monetization Experiments, 10x Growth, Org Chart Iterations for Impacting Metrics, The Intricate Path to an IPO, Best Hiring Practices, Catching Exam Cheaters, The All

The Tim Ferriss Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 120:41 Very Popular


Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder and CEO of Duolingo — How to Be (Truly) Mission-Driven, Monetization Experiments, 10x Growth, Org Chart Iterations for Impacting Metrics, The Intricate Path to an IPO, Best Hiring Practices, Catching Exam Cheaters, The Allure of Toto Toilets, The Future of Duolingo, and How to Stand Out in Your Career | Brought to you by Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, Helix Sleep premium mattresses, and LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 800M+ users. More on all three below.Luis von Ahn (@LuisvonAhn) is an entrepreneur and consulting professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who is considered one of the pioneers of crowdsourcing. He is known for co-inventing CAPTCHAs, being a MacArthur fellow, and selling two companies to Google in his twenties.He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, a language-learning platform created to bring free language education to the world. With more than 500 million users, it is now the most popular language-learning platform and the most downloaded education app in the world.Luis has been named one of the Brilliant 10 by Popular Science, one of the 50 Best Brains in Science by Discover, one of the Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review, and one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company. Luis also won the 2018 Lemelson-MIT prize, the largest cash prize for invention in the U.S.This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future, LinkedIn Jobs can help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you're looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.Using LinkedIn's active community of more than 800 million professionals worldwide, LinkedIn Jobs can help you find and hire the right person faster. 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What's Your Problem?
From Unsung Science with David Pogue: The Man Who Stopped the Spammers

What's Your Problem?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 29:59


A special preview of the podcast, Unsung Science with David Pogue from CBS News. Journalist and author David Pogue finds the untold creation stories behind the most mind-blowing advances in science and tech—and hears from the characters involved—from their first inspiration to the times they almost gave up. This episode looks at the bad guys who used software bots to sign up for millions of fake email accounts—for sending out spam. Then, PhD student Luis Von Ahn stopped them. He invented the CAPTCHA, that website login test where you have to decipher the distorted image of a word. Or you have to find the traffic lights or fire hydrants in a grid of nine blurry photos. Those tests help to keep down the volume of spam, spyware, and misinformation; they advance the clarity of digitized books and the intelligence of self-driving cars; and, by the way, they made a handsome profit. The only problem: We HATE those tests! Guest: Luis Von Ahn, co-inventor of CAPTCHA, co-inventor and CEO of Duolingo. Hear more episodes of Unsung Science at https://unsungscience.com/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PUEDO APRENDER INGLÉS - Historias interesantes para aumentar la confianza

Suscribete ahora para recibir info de material gratuito, info sobre nuestras charlas y talleres o nuestros cursos. La historia de esta semana se trata del co creador de Duo Lingo, Luis Von Ahn y su manera de matar dos pájaros de un solo tiro. Su tecnología fue inventada para enseñar idiomas, pero para simultáneamente ayudar a traducir muchísima información para compañías. Las estrategias que utiliza Duo Lingo, son fáciles de aplicar a tu aprendizaje, y las puedes conocer aquí.

Latin American Educational Opportunities
#50 Luis von Ahn: Guatemalan CEO of Duolingo

Latin American Educational Opportunities

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 13:42


Born in Guatemala Luis von Ahn is known as one of the pioneers of crowdsourcing. He is the founder of the company reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009, and the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning platform. BONUS EPISODES Patreon: ✨www.patreon.com/latinamericaneo✨

Unsung Science
Conversation with a Computer from What's Your Problem

Unsung Science

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 11:37 Very Popular


I'm sharing a special preview of the new podcast, What's Your Problem from Pushkin Industries. What's Your Problem explains the problems really smart people are trying to solve right now, from creating a drone delivery service to building a car that can truly drive itself. Jacob Goldstein, former host of Planet Money, talks with entrepreneurs, executives, and engineers about the future they're trying to build – and the problems they have to solve to get there. In this preview, Jacob talks with Luis Von Ahn, the founder and CEO of DuoLingo, who explains the problems he has to solve to enable computers to respond to questions like a human would. You can listen to What's Your Problem? at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/wypunsung.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
087 - Learning in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 7:08


Duolingo's creator Luis von Ahn learns the word for "learning" in Chinese and shares his incredible vision for enabling millions of people all over the world to learn languages for free.

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
058 - Chatbot in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 9:05


Would you practise your Chinese with a robot?! Luis von Ahn reveals to ShaoLan how the future of language learning is quickly becoming a reality and that new AI to help us learn will soon be available. Learn Mandarin for Chabot in the process!

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
045 - Language in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 10:39


With over 300 million users, Duolingo is the worlds biggest language learning platform. Its founder Luis von Ahn chats to ShaoLan about how it all started, and he also learns how to say "language" in Chinese. A hugely inspiring episode!

Unsung Science
The Man Who Stopped the Spammers

Unsung Science

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 28:45


By the year 2000, the internet was already becoming a cesspool. The bad guys used software bots to sign up for millions of fake email accounts—for sending out spam.PhD student Luis Von Ahn stopped them. He invented the CAPTCHA, that website login test where you have to decipher the distorted image of a word. Or you have to find the traffic lights or fire hydrants in a grid of nine blurry photos.Those tests help to keep down the volume of spam, spyware, and misinformation; they advance the clarity of digitized books and the intelligence of self-driving cars; and, by the way, they made a handsome profit.The only problem: We HATE those tests!Guest: Luis Von Ahn, co-inventor of CAPTCHA, co-inventor and CEO of Duolingo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dinero en Español - Finanzas, Emprendurismo y Motivación en tu idioma y sin complicaciones

En este episodio te comparto cómo me fue en mi experimento crypto y cómo puedes aprovechar las pérdidas que tengas en tus inversiones. Mencioné el podcast “Emprendedores con Luis Von Ahn”. Escúchalo aquí en Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emprendedores-con-luis-von-ahn/id1574940060 y en donde quiera que escuches tus podcasts.Música del Episodio: Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)Inicio: ~aether theories~ by Vidian http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Vidian/57398 Final: "the universe sings ft. jonatha chance" by kthugha - http://ccmixter.org/files/kthugha/61347

Big Business Briefs
182: Gender stereotypes, Management for Beginnners & Luis von Ahn of Duolingo

Big Business Briefs

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 43:53


Heather Noble & Tracy Jones present Big Business Briefs (formerly The Business Community), Episode 182. If you like what you hear then perhaps you would considering buying us a coffee (we love coffee!), or a book (we also love books!) www.buymeacoffee.com/tbcpodcast

Masters of Scale
62. A masterclass in crowdsourcing, w/Duolingo's Luis von Ahn

Masters of Scale

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 39:13


Crowdsourcing is more than a group of people interested in the same cause, it's a way to tap skills – and scale – that you don't have. And when it works, it can be the rocket fuel that launches you to scale further than you could have ever imagined. No one knows this better than Luis von Ahn, founder and CEO of Duolingo. Duolingo is a language app with over 300 million users worldwide, who complete over 7 billion exercises a month. It's their passion for learning that drives them to create even more content for the app – igniting the rocket fuel that Duolingo needs. Cameo appearance by Elizabeth Sampat (game designer and author). Read a transcript of this interview at: https://mastersofscale.com/luis-von-ahn/Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter at http://eepurl.com/dlirtXSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

商业就是这样
Vol.23 学外语和验证码有什么关系?

商业就是这样

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 25:28


多邻国(Duolingo)是全球最流行的语言学习软件,它有超过5亿注册用户、4000万月活用户和近1000万日活用户;它拿到过Google的投资,6月底递交招股书——如果放在往常,我们或许会做一期节目,介绍一下这个创业公司是如何做出一个全球流行的App,或是谈谈它和其他语言学习应用的差异。不过这一期节目,我们不准备在多邻国的故事上停留太久,而是想先讲讲它的创始人Luis Von Ahn更古早的创业故事。这个故事不仅和他之后创办多邻国息息相关,而且与我们每个人的关系也更近。Luis发明了一个几乎所有网民都用过的产品——验证码。后来,他又把那些歪歪扭扭的字母和数字,变成了一个有益的项目和一个赚钱的生意。| 主播 |肖文杰 | 《第一财经》杂志主笔许冰清 | 《第一财经》杂志主笔| 时间轴 |03:14 发明验证码的故事05:54 “互联网众包”15:50 多邻国和其他同类软件的不同点17:03 你甚至可以在这里学习克林贡语……19:16 手机上考试就能取代托福雅思?| 延伸阅读 |《最有趣的对手在中国》本文刊载于《第一财经》杂志2020年5月刊,我们介绍了多邻国的商业模式,也对创始人Luis von Ahn做了专访。Luis von Ahn的TED演讲:https://www.ted.com/talks/luis_von_ahn_massive_scale_online_collaboration?language=zh-CN节目中提到的“reCAPTCHA”验证码服务的网址:https://developers.google.cn/recaptcha/| 后期制作 |王怡宁| 收听方式 |你可以通过小宇宙播客App、苹果播客、Spotify、喜马拉雅、网易云音乐、QQ音乐等平台收听节目。| 认识我们 |微信公众号:第一财经YiMagazine

商业就是这样
Vol.23 学外语和验证码有什么关系?

商业就是这样

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 25:28


多邻国(Duolingo)是全球最流行的语言学习软件,它有超过5亿注册用户、4000万月活用户和近1000万日活用户;它拿到过Google的投资,6月底递交招股书——如果放在往常,我们或许会做一期节目,介绍一下这个创业公司是如何做出一个全球流行的App,或是谈谈它和其他语言学习应用的差异。不过这一期节目,我们不准备在多邻国的故事上停留太久,而是想先讲讲它的创始人Luis Von Ahn更古早的创业故事。这个故事不仅和他之后创办多邻国息息相关,而且与我们每个人的关系也更近。Luis发明了一个几乎所有网民都用过的产品——验证码。后来,他又把那些歪歪扭扭的字母和数字,变成了一个有益的项目和一个赚钱的生意。| 主播 |肖文杰 | 《第一财经》杂志主笔许冰清 | 《第一财经》杂志主笔| 时间轴 |03:14 发明验证码的故事05:54 “互联网众包”15:50 多邻国和其他同类软件的不同点17:03 你甚至可以在这里学习克林贡语……19:16 手机上考试就能取代托福雅思?| 延伸阅读 |《最有趣的对手在中国》本文刊载于《第一财经》杂志2020年5月刊,我们介绍了多邻国的商业模式,也对创始人Luis von Ahn做了专访。Luis von Ahn的TED演讲:https://www.ted.com/talks/luis_von_ahn_massive_scale_online_collaboration?language=zh-CN节目中提到的“reCAPTCHA”验证码服务的网址:https://developers.google.cn/recaptcha/| 后期制作 |王怡宁| 收听方式 |你可以通过小宇宙播客App、苹果播客、Spotify、喜马拉雅、网易云音乐、QQ音乐等平台收听节目。| 认识我们 |微信公众号:第一财经YiMagazine

商业就是这样
Vol.23 学外语和验证码有什么关系?

商业就是这样

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 25:28


多邻国(Duolingo)是全球最流行的语言学习软件,它有超过5亿注册用户、4000万月活用户和近1000万日活用户;它拿到过Google的投资,6月底递交招股书——如果放在往常,我们或许会做一期节目,介绍一下这个创业公司是如何做出一个全球流行的App,或是谈谈它和其他语言学习应用的差异。不过这一期节目,我们不准备在多邻国的故事上停留太久,而是想先讲讲它的创始人Luis Von Ahn更古早的创业故事。这个故事不仅和他之后创办多邻国息息相关,而且与我们每个人的关系也更近。Luis发明了一个几乎所有网民都用过的产品——验证码。后来,他又把那些歪歪扭扭的字母和数字,变成了一个有益的项目和一个赚钱的生意。| 主播 |肖文杰 | 《第一财经》杂志主笔许冰清 | 《第一财经》杂志主笔| 时间轴 |03:14 发明验证码的故事05:54 “互联网众包”15:50 多邻国和其他同类软件的不同点17:03 你甚至可以在这里学习克林贡语……19:16 手机上考试就能取代托福雅思?| 延伸阅读 |《最有趣的对手在中国》本文刊载于《第一财经》杂志2020年5月刊,我们介绍了多邻国的商业模式,也对创始人Luis von Ahn做了专访。Luis von Ahn的TED演讲:https://www.ted.com/talks/luis_von_ahn_massive_scale_online_collaboration?language=zh-CN节目中提到的“reCAPTCHA”验证码服务的网址:https://developers.google.cn/recaptcha/| 后期制作 |王怡宁| 收听方式 |你可以通过小宇宙播客App、苹果播客、Spotify、喜马拉雅、网易云音乐、QQ音乐等平台收听节目。| 认识我们 |微信公众号:第一财经YiMagazine

商业就是这样
Vol.23 学外语和验证码有什么关系?

商业就是这样

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 25:28


多邻国(Duolingo)是全球最流行的语言学习软件,它有超过5亿注册用户、4000万月活用户和近1000万日活用户;它拿到过Google的投资,6月底递交招股书——如果放在往常,我们或许会做一期节目,介绍一下这个创业公司是如何做出一个全球流行的App,或是谈谈它和其他语言学习应用的差异。不过这一期节目,我们不准备在多邻国的故事上停留太久,而是想先讲讲它的创始人Luis Von Ahn更古早的创业故事。这个故事不仅和他之后创办多邻国息息相关,而且与我们每个人的关系也更近。Luis发明了一个几乎所有网民都用过的产品——验证码。后来,他又把那些歪歪扭扭的字母和数字,变成了一个有益的项目和一个赚钱的生意。| 主播 |肖文杰 | 《第一财经》杂志主笔许冰清 | 《第一财经》杂志主笔| 时间轴 |03:14 发明验证码的故事05:54 “互联网众包”15:50 多邻国和其他同类软件的不同点17:03 你甚至可以在这里学习克林贡语……19:16 手机上考试就能取代托福雅思?| 延伸阅读 |《最有趣的对手在中国》本文刊载于《第一财经》杂志2020年5月刊,我们介绍了多邻国的商业模式,也对创始人Luis von Ahn做了专访。Luis von Ahn的TED演讲:https://www.ted.com/talks/luis_von_ahn_massive_scale_online_collaboration?language=zh-CN节目中提到的“reCAPTCHA”验证码服务的网址:https://developers.google.cn/recaptcha/| 后期制作 |王怡宁| 收听方式 |你可以通过小宇宙播客App、苹果播客、Spotify、喜马拉雅、网易云音乐、QQ音乐等平台收听节目。| 认识我们 |微信公众号:第一财经YiMagazine

The Global Latin Factor Podcast
Luis von Ahn (reCAPTCHA) (Duolingo): Learn About Latinos || Ep. #6 (2021)

The Global Latin Factor Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 30:36


How important is it for parents to support their kids? #AI in social media how much do you know how it works? Our Latino Global Latin Factor is Guatemala's very own Luis von Ahn#Podcast #Latino #Latina #TheGlobalLatinFactorPodcast Visit the website https://thegloballatinfactor.com to find all our social media or Google The Global Latin Factor Podcast Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thegloballatinfactorpodcast)

Seu Podcast de Turismo
Duolingo: uma forma divertida de aprender outro idioma

Seu Podcast de Turismo

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021


Se você é apaixonado por idiomas e já tentou aprender alguma língua, com certeza conhece o Duolingo, uma das maiores plataformas de ensino de idiomas do mundo. Fundada em 2011 pelo professor de ciências da computação, Luis Von Ahn, que também é criador do famoso reCaPTCHA - sistema que protege sites de ataques de robôs - a ferramenta foi lançada no Brasil em 2012, conquistando um grande público que sonha em aprender vários idiomas de forma divertida. Atualmente, o Duolingo tem mais de 500 milhões de usuários, sendo 30 milhões apenas aqui no país.  E para falar um pouco mais sobre a história da plataforma e suas expansão no Brasil, o Seu Podcast de Turismo, neste episódio, conversou com Analigia Martins, diretora de marketing do Duolingo. Oferecendo mais de 100 cursos em 40 idiomas diferentres, que vão do inglês ao esperanto, a empresa vem cada vez mais se destacando nas mídias digitais, crescimento que pode ser explicado, principalmente, por dois fatores: ensino gratuito aliado ao entretenimento.   "Uma das principais características do Duolingo é a diversão. Aprender uma outra língua é um processo complexo e que exige leveza, pois assim fica mais prazeroso estudar", diz Analigia, que destaca a importância de aprender um outro idioma. "Ampliar o conhecimento linguístico é muito importante atualmente, muda a vida das pessoas, seja no trabalho ou em projetos pessoais, e é exatamente isso que move a empresa. Temos como propósito aproximar pessoas ao mesmo tempo que oferecemos um ensino de qualidade e gratuito", destaca a diretora. E é esse desejo de mudar de vida que tem motivado milhares de brasileiros a baixarem o aplicativo, tornando o Brasil o segundo maior mercado do Duolingo, ficando atrás apenas dos Estados Unidos. "Inicialmente, a maior divulgação do aplicativo foi no famoso boca a boca, não tínhamos estratégias de divulgação específica para o Brasil. Porém, com o passar do tempo, o crescimento foi tão grande que passamos a apostar nesse potencial com a divulgação nas redes sociais", conta Martins. Duolingo e Tinder Como já sabemos, uma das maiores características do Duolingo é o bom humor, e foi justamente isso que uniu a empresa com um dos maiores aplicativos de relacionamento do mundo, o Tinder.  A parceria entre as empresas permite que membros do Tinder, através da função  Passaporte, contem com a ajuda da corujinha verde para se comunicar em diferentes idiomas sem a necessidade do Google tradutor. Ficou curioso? Quer saber mais sobre o Duolingo? Confira a entrevista completa através do Seu Podcast de Turismo, nas plataformas Spotify, Google Play e Apple. https://www.brasiltravelnews.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SeuPodcast-de-Turismo_Ep_80.m4a

Seu Podcast de Turismo
Duolingo: uma forma divertida de aprender outro idioma

Seu Podcast de Turismo

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021


Se você é apaixonado por idiomas e já tentou aprender alguma língua, com certeza conhece o Duolingo, uma das maiores plataformas de ensino de idiomas do mundo. Fundada em 2011 pelo professor de ciências da computação, Luis Von Ahn, que também é criador do famoso reCaPTCHA - sistema que protege sites de ataques de robôs - a ferramenta foi lançada no Brasil em 2012, conquistando um grande público que sonha em aprender vários idiomas de forma divertida. Atualmente, o Duolingo tem mais de 500 milhões de usuários, sendo 30 milhões apenas aqui no país.  E para falar um pouco mais sobre a história da plataforma e suas expansão no Brasil, o Seu Podcast de Turismo, neste episódio, conversou com Analigia Martins, diretora de marketing do Duolingo. Oferecendo mais de 100 cursos em 40 idiomas diferentres, que vão do inglês ao esperanto, a empresa vem cada vez mais se destacando nas mídias digitais, crescimento que pode ser explicado, principalmente, por dois fatores: ensino gratuito aliado ao entretenimento.   "Uma das principais características do Duolingo é a diversão. Aprender uma outra língua é um processo complexo e que exige leveza, pois assim fica mais prazeroso estudar", diz Analigia, que destaca a importância de aprender um outro idioma. "Ampliar o conhecimento linguístico é muito importante atualmente, muda a vida das pessoas, seja no trabalho ou em projetos pessoais, e é exatamente isso que move a empresa. Temos como propósito aproximar pessoas ao mesmo tempo que oferecemos um ensino de qualidade e gratuito", destaca a diretora. E é esse desejo de mudar de vida que tem motivado milhares de brasileiros a baixarem o aplicativo, tornando o Brasil o segundo maior mercado do Duolingo, ficando atrás apenas dos Estados Unidos. "Inicialmente, a maior divulgação do aplicativo foi no famoso boca a boca, não tínhamos estratégias de divulgação específica para o Brasil. Porém, com o passar do tempo, o crescimento foi tão grande que passamos a apostar nesse potencial com a divulgação nas redes sociais", conta Martins. Duolingo e Tinder Como já sabemos, uma das maiores características do Duolingo é o bom humor, e foi justamente isso que uniu a empresa com um dos maiores aplicativos de relacionamento do mundo, o Tinder.  A parceria entre as empresas permite que membros do Tinder, através da função  Passaporte, contem com a ajuda da corujinha verde para se comunicar em diferentes idiomas sem a necessidade do Google tradutor. Ficou curioso? Quer saber mais sobre o Duolingo? Confira a entrevista completa através do Seu Podcast de Turismo, nas plataformas Spotify, Google Play e Apple. http://brasiltravelnews.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SeuPodcast-de-Turismo_Ep_80.m4a

ACM ByteCast
Luis von Ahn - Episode 14

ACM ByteCast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 42:14


In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Rashmi Mohan hosts past ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award recipient Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning platform. He is also a Consulting Professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University. Known as one of the pioneers of crowdsourcing, his many recognitions include the MacArthur Fellowship, MIT Technology Review's TR35, and the Lemelson-MIT Prize. They discuss how he, Manuel Blum, and others at Carnegie Mellon conceived the now famous technology behind reCAPTCHA, the company he founded before Duolingo, and sold to Google in 2009. Von Ahn gives insight into his journey toward harnessing the power of crowdsourcing to provide free, globally distributed language learning. They discuss the dominance of the English language in computing, the benefits and challenges of starting a company in Pittsburgh, some Duolingo user stories Luis has found particularly gratifying, and more.

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
087 - Learning in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 7:08


Duolingo’s creator Luis von Ahn learns the word for "learning" in Chinese and shares his incredible vision for enabling millions of people all over the world to learn languages for free. Read extended show notes for this episode here: https://www.chineasy.com/talk/lessons/087-learning/ Explore various topics, special guests, and expansive list of useful Chinese phrases on Talk Chineasy website! goo.gl/VJ8plT Want to practice the pronunciation of words taught in this episode? Have fun learning with activity sheets, recap video, coloring book, and more. Become a Golden Chineasian to enjoy exclusive premium content! goo.gl/vjbtL9

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
058 - Chatbot in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 9:05


Would you practise your Chinese with a robot?! Luis von Ahn reveals to ShaoLan how the future of language learning is quickly becoming a reality and that new AI to help us learn will soon be available. Learn Mandarin for Chabot in the process! Read extended show notes for this episode here: https://www.chineasy.com/talk/lessons/ep-058-chatbot-talk-chineasy/ Explore various topics, special guests, and expansive list of useful Chinese phrases on Talk Chineasy website! goo.gl/VJ8plT Want to practice the pronunciation of words taught in this episode? Have fun learning with activity sheets, recap video, coloring book, and more. Become a Golden Chineasian to enjoy exclusive premium content! goo.gl/vjbtL9

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
045 - Language in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 10:39


With over 300 million users, Duolingo is the worlds biggest language learning platform. Its founder Luis von Ahn chats to ShaoLan about how it all started, and he also learns how to say "language" in Chinese. A hugely inspiring episode! Read extended show notes for this episode here: https://www.chineasy.com/talk/lessons/045-language/ Explore various topics, special guests, and expansive list of useful Chinese phrases on Talk Chineasy website! goo.gl/VJ8plT Want to practice the pronunciation of words taught in this episode? Have fun learning with activity sheets, recap video, coloring book, and more. Become a Golden Chineasian to enjoy exclusive premium content! goo.gl/vjbtL9

NBC Nightly News
American Dreaming with José Díaz-Balart: Luis von Ahn

NBC Nightly News

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 16:16


Luis von Ahn is the genius behind CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009, and also the founder and CEO of Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning platform. Born and raised in Guatemala, von Ahn saw firsthand that high-quality educational opportunities were limited to those who could afford it. Inspired to fix this, he created Duolingo to make language education free and accessible to everyone. von Ahn says he’s achieved his American Dream and is now working toward making an impact on worldwide education.

Equity
What if the kernel is corrupt?

Equity

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 35:20


Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s VC-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week, Alex is on a much deserved vacation (but not from Twitter, it seems) so Danny Crichton and I chatted through the news and happenings of the week. Somehow we winded our way through the latest tech controversies, gave Chris Wallace a shout out, and ended with some funding rounds. I'll be out next week so don't miss me too much, but expect the entire Equity team to be back full-speed in mid-October. Thanks, as always, to our producer Chris Gates for his patience and diligence.Now, onto a sneak peak of what we got into:Moderation continues to be the root of all problems. We got into the the anti-semitic comments that were spewed on Clubhouse, and what that means for the future of the audio-only platform. As Danny so eloquently put it: if Clubhouse is having moderation problems even with an exclusive invite-only user base, the problem will grow.We also talked about Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's blog post, which triggered a debate between us on whether tech companies can even choose to not be political. For the record, Black Lives Matter is not a political statement. It's a human statement. Read this op-ed for more.I wrote a piece about how a new program wants to be the Y Combinator for emerging fund managers. The whole "YC for X" model usually makes me roll my eyes, but listen to hear why I'm actually optimistic and bullish on programs like these taking off within tech.Silver Lake added a $2 billion 'long-term' hedge fund backed by Abu Dhabi to its tech finance toolkit. The strategy is a signal to privately-backed startups, and potentially a slap in the face to SoftBank.For a quick edtech note, I caught up with Duolingo's CEO this week in one of his rare press interviews. Luis Von Ahn explained the app's surge in bookings, and there's one key metric we pull out to noodle over.Danny explained Gusto's latest product launch with, wait for it, Gusto. In all seriousness, he brings up interesting points about the future of fin-tech feeling more full-suite, and free.Funding round chatter continued when we unpacked Lee Fixel's latest investment in India's InshortsFinally, we ended with LiquidDeath, which is not the name of a drinking game, but instead the name of a startup that has succesfully attracted millions in venture capital for mountain water.And with that, we will be back next week. Vote like your life depends on it, because it does. 

Equity
What if the kernel is corrupt?

Equity

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 35:20


Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s VC-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week, Alex is on a much deserved vacation (but not from Twitter, it seems) so Danny Crichton and I chatted through the news and happenings of the week. Somehow we winded our way through the latest tech controversies, gave Chris Wallace a shout out, and ended with some funding rounds. I'll be out next week so don't miss me too much, but expect the entire Equity team to be back full-speed in mid-October. Thanks, as always, to our producer Chris Gates for his patience and diligence.Now, onto a sneak peak of what we got into:Moderation continues to be the root of all problems. We got into the the anti-semitic comments that were spewed on Clubhouse, and what that means for the future of the audio-only platform. As Danny so eloquently put it: if Clubhouse is having moderation problems even with an exclusive invite-only user base, the problem will grow.We also talked about Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's blog post, which triggered a debate between us on whether tech companies can even choose to not be political. For the record, Black Lives Matter is not a political statement. It's a human statement. Read this op-ed for more.I wrote a piece about how a new program wants to be the Y Combinator for emerging fund managers. The whole "YC for X" model usually makes me roll my eyes, but listen to hear why I'm actually optimistic and bullish on programs like these taking off within tech.Silver Lake added a $2 billion 'long-term' hedge fund backed by Abu Dhabi to its tech finance toolkit. The strategy is a signal to privately-backed startups, and potentially a slap in the face to SoftBank.For a quick edtech note, I caught up with Duolingo's CEO this week in one of his rare press interviews. Luis Von Ahn explained the app's surge in bookings, and there's one key metric we pull out to noodle over.Danny explained Gusto's latest product launch with, wait for it, Gusto. In all seriousness, he brings up interesting points about the future of fin-tech feeling more full-suite, and free.Funding round chatter continued when we unpacked Lee Fixel's latest investment in India's InshortsFinally, we ended with LiquidDeath, which is not the name of a drinking game, but instead the name of a startup that has succesfully attracted millions in venture capital for mountain water.And with that, we will be back next week. Vote like your life depends on it, because it does. 

Pontón en MVS
Actualizaciones y la próxima convención de Duolingo. - 28 SEP 20

Pontón en MVS

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 47:14


Masters of Scale
Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn — A masterclass in crowdsourcing

Masters of Scale

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 39:18


Crowdsourcing is more than a group of people interested in the same cause, it’s a way to tap skills – and scale – that you don’t have. And when it works, it can be the rocket fuel that launches you to scale further than you could have ever imagined. No one knows this better than Luis von Ahn, founder and CEO of Duolingo. Duolingo is a language app with over 300 million users worldwide, who complete over 7 billion exercises a month. It’s their passion for learning that drives them to create even more content for the app – igniting the rocket fuel that Duolingo needs. Cameo appearance by Elizabeth Sampat (game designer and author).

How I Built This with Guy Raz
reCAPTCHA and Duolingo: Luis von Ahn

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 66:02


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 Yahoo email accounts, and generating tons of spam. Luis' idea to solve this problem became CAPTCHA, the squiggly letters we type into a website to prove we're human. He gave away that idea for free, but years later, that same idea had evolved into a new way to monetize language learning on the web, and became Duolingo. Today, the popular app is valued at $1.5 billion, and is seeing a big spike in growth while people are confined to their homes.

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
087 - Learning in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 7:08


Duolingo’s creator Luis von Ahn learns the word for "learning" in Chinese and shares his incredible vision for enabling millions of people all over the world to learn languages for free. Read extended show notes for this episode here: https://www.chineasy.com/talk/lessons/087-learning/ Explore various topics, special guests, and expansive list of useful Chinese phrases on Talk Chineasy website! goo.gl/VJ8plT Want to practice the pronunciation of words taught in this episode? Have fun learning with activity sheets, recap video, coloring book, and more. Become a Golden Chineasian to enjoy exclusive premium content! goo.gl/vjbtL9

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
058 - Chatbot in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 9:05


Would you practise your Chinese with a robot?! Luis von Ahn reveals to ShaoLan how the future of language learning is quickly becoming a reality and that new AI to help us learn will soon be available. Learn Mandarin for Chabot in the process! Read extended show notes for this episode here: https://www.chineasy.com/talk/lessons/ep-058-chatbot-talk-chineasy/ Explore various topics, special guests, and expansive list of useful Chinese phrases on Talk Chineasy website! goo.gl/VJ8plT Want to practice the pronunciation of words taught in this episode? Have fun learning with activity sheets, recap video, coloring book, and more. Become a Golden Chineasian to enjoy exclusive premium content! goo.gl/vjbtL9

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan
045 - Language in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn from Duolingo

Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 10:39


With over 300 million users, Duolingo is the worlds biggest language learning platform. Its founder Luis von Ahn chats to ShaoLan about how it all started, and he also learns how to say "language" in Chinese. A hugely inspiring episode! Read extended show notes for this episode here: https://www.chineasy.com/talk/lessons/045-language/ Explore various topics, special guests, and expansive list of useful Chinese phrases on Talk Chineasy website! goo.gl/VJ8plT Want to practice the pronunciation of words taught in this episode? Have fun learning with activity sheets, recap video, coloring book, and more. Become a Golden Chineasian to enjoy exclusive premium content! goo.gl/vjbtL9

Razón de Estado con Dionisio Gutiérrez
Razón de Estado 68: Felipe Calderón, Luis von Ahn y Mario Vargas Llosa: Entrevistas relevantes del 2019

Razón de Estado con Dionisio Gutiérrez

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 48:55


Differential
Luis von Ahn and Duolingo are on a mission to provide free education for all

Differential

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 67:20


Luis von Ahn grew up during the 1980s in the war torn country of Guatemala. Thanks to his mother's encouragement to play on a computer over of a Nintendo, Luis learned to program at an early age. He would go on to study at Duke and then Canegie Mellon, where he would develop the technology for the human verification tool, reCAPTCHA. Luis sold reCAPTCHA to Google and is now building the language learning app, Duolingo, which was voted "App of the Year" by Apple.   http://twitter.com/drivecapital

From Scratch with Jessica Harris

Luis is an inventor and computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon. He is one of the creators of CAPTCHA, a system that allows websites to determine whether you’re a human or a computer. CAPTCHAs are wavy, distorted words that people need to type out when they’re submitting a form to a website. Luis’ company ReCAPTCHA […]

Fortt Knox
96 - Luis von Ahn, Duolingo CEO: Could Language Be Key to Closing the Wealth Gap?

Fortt Knox

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2018 25:25


Luis von Ahn is familiar with the idea that education is a great equalizer, but the reality he’s observed is different. More often than not, the opportunity for an exceptional education is available only to the wealthy – and it makes them even wealthier.  So what can be done about it?  Von Ahn was born in Guatemala, where much of the population is poor. So after he struck it rich selling a company to Google, he decided to build technology that really does address the wealth gap, by targeting one type of education that does make a difference: language.  That was the genesis of Duolingo. Today, it has touched 300 million users, and has both ad-supported and subscription versions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TED en Español
Un modelo para la educación gratuita y masiva | Luis von Ahn

TED en Español

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 11:14


¿Cómo podemos aprovechar la tecnología para generar nuevos modelos de negocios y de paso resolver alguno de nuestros desafíos globales? De pequeño en Guatemala, Luis von Ahn tuvo una idea que lo acompañaría durante toda la vida. Hoy Luis es profesor en la Universidad de Carnegie Mellon y también es emprendedor. En su charla en TEDxRíodelaPlata, nos cuenta cómo esa idea se transformó en una plataforma global y gratuita para el aprendizaje de idiomas.Para más ideas de TED en Español, te esperamos en http://TEDenEspanol.com/

Self Improvement Daily

Take advantage of your down time by learning a foreign language! Duolingo is an incredible resource that gives many people access to education. Inspired by Luis Von Ahn and the Duolingo team and their efforts to even the playing field!

This is Success
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn

This is Success

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018 29:13


If you’ve verified you’re not a robot online, you’ve used something Luis von Ahn has created. He tells "Success! How I Did It," that he doesn’t read stories about himself, and he’s probably the only CEO our host, Rich Feloni, has ever interviewed who believably says he doesn’t care about money. Von Ahn is the CEO of Duolingo, a popular language learning app. He’s also one of the guys who developed CAPTCHA, those online tests that ask you to type in a word or series of letters when you buy tickets or set up an email account. Von Ahn grew up in Guatemala and he came to the US to be part of the tech scene. He was driven by a goal of getting millions of people to work together online. It made him a pioneer of the now ubiquitous crowdsourcing movement.

Design Notes
Luis von Ahn, Duolingo Founder

Design Notes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017 26:06


The fourth episode is a special edition featuring Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO of DuoLingo, recorded at SPAN 2017 in Pittsburgh. In the interview, Luis and guest host Aaron Lammer discuss why von Ahn chooses projects that can make an immediate impact and how language skills picked up from DuoLingo can increase earning potential in the developing world. Learn more

The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Duolingo's Luis von Ahn on How CEO's Can Scale With The Company, How VC Herd Mentality In The Valley Really Works and How Chatbots & AI Play A Role In The Future of EdTech

The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 25:31


Luis Von Ahn is the Founder & CEO @ Duolingo, the leading language learning platform with over 100m users. They have backing from some of the best in the investing world with over $100m in funding from the likes of USV, Kleiner Perkins, NEA, Google Capital and even Ashton Kutcher. Prior to Duolingo, Luis is known for inventing CAPTCHAs, being a MacArthur Fellow (“genius grant” recipient), and selling two companies to Google in his 20’s. Luis has been named one of the 10 Most Brilliant Scientists by Popular Science Magazine, one of the 20 Best Brains Under 40 by Discover. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Luis, a man as he describes "never great at learning languages", came to found the leading language learning app, Duolingo? 2.) Why do VCs generally believe Edtech to be such a "hard" space? Is that really a fair assumption? How does the role of government change the distribution and landscape of edtech? How does content creation play a pivotal role in edtech today? 3.) What role does Luis believe AI and ML will play for the future of edtech? Will the transition to bots represent a transformational shift in the interface paradigm? How does gamification and edtech integrate? Why does Luis always measure themselves against the most addictive of games? 4.) How has Luis seen himself scale and change as a leader with the scaling of the firm? What story shows an element that Luis struggled with and how did he overcome it? What were the major inflection points in the growth of the firm? 5.) Duolingo recently raised their $25m Series E, how did this round differ from prior rounds? Why did they want to negotiate down the figure they wanted to raise? How did Valley based VCs present herd mentality for the duration of the recent raise? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Luis’s Fave Book: Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid  Luis' Fave Blog: AVC by Fred Wilson As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Luis on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. Lattice is the #1 performance management solution for growing companies. With Lattice, it’s easy to launch 360 performance review cycles as often as you want. And you also get a continuous feedback system with OKR goal tracking, real-time feedback, and 1-on-1 meetings to make sure employees get feedback between reviews. Find out why the likes of CoinBase, PlanGrid, Birchbox and WePay trust Lattice as their performance management solution by heading over to lattice.com to start investing in your people. That’s Lattice.com. Recurly, the company powering subscription success, with Recurly’s enterprise-class subscription management platform providing rapid time-to-value without requiring massive integration effort and expense and they have the ability to not only increase revenue by 7% but also reduce the all-important churn rate. That is why thousands of customers from Twitch to HubSpot to CBS Interactive trust Recurly as their subscription management platform. Check them out on recurly.com that really is a must.

Matriz de Indicadores para Resultados el PodCast
Episodio 29. Entrevista con Daniel Herbruger host del Podcast de La Asignatura Pendiente

Matriz de Indicadores para Resultados el PodCast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 37:35


Entrevista con Daniel Herbruger host del Podcast de La Asignatura Pendiente Muy buenos días! Ya es viernes!!! y como todos los viernes, haremos un episodio especial pues tenemos en el Podcast una visita muy especial, se trata da Daniel Herbruger host del Podcast de la Asignatura Pendiente, un programa en donde habla de finanzas personales y crecimiento personal. ¿Quién es Daniel? Para comenzar ¿Quién es Daniel? es un Guatemalteco cuya misión descrita por él mismo es inspirar a las personas e instruirlas a tomar el control de su dinero para que cumplan sus sueños. Su Podcast Es importante mencionar que desde el 2015 inició el Podcast La Asignatura Pendiente y publica semanalmente un nuevo episodio. Quién sabe cómo le hace para entrevistar a grandes personalidades tales como: Tim Ferris (The Four Hour Workweek), Andrés Gutierrez (El Machete), y Victor Hugo Manzanilla (Podcast Liderazgo Hoy). La entrevista En este episodio platicamos de: ¿Quién es y a qué se dedica? ¿Cómo fue su infancia? ¿Cómo fue que se decidió comenzar su podcast? ¿Qué tan importante son las finanzas personales sanas? ¿Qué significa presupuesto y por qué a veces nos asusta la palabra presupuesto? ¿Por qué el presupuesto lo define Daniel como una visa para gastar? En dónde pueden encontrar a Daniel ¿Cuáles son sus episodios favoritos de su podcast? ¿Cuál es la empresa más importante para el creador de recaptcha y doulingo? Su mensaje a México Por otro lado, mil disculpas porque en algunas partes de la entrevista suena un taladro, pues en el lugar de la grabación estaban haciendo reparaciones. Finalmente, espero que sea de utilidad, y nos vemos la próxima semana Dios mediante. Saludos! Links del programa: 36 Renunciamos y Viajamos (Colombia hacia Alaska y luego el mundo) 88 Perdón por estar Embarazada (Entrevista con Maria Gálvez) 108 Entrevista con Tim Ferris (The Four Hour Workweek) 115 Millonario antes de los 30 (Entrevista con Luis Von Ahn, de Duolingo y reCAPTCHA) 121 La Cenicienta de la Salud Parte 1 Entrevista con Dr. Gustavo Cosenza 122 La Cenicienta de la Salud Parte 2 Entrevista con Dr. Gustavo Cosenza Link del website de Daniel: http://www.lasignaturapendiente.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/indicadores/message

Marta On The Move Podcast- Hosted by Marta Napoleone Mazzoni
Luis Von Ahn - Episode 86- Marta On The Move

Marta On The Move Podcast- Hosted by Marta Napoleone Mazzoni

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2017 35:18


#86 Luis Von Ahn I wonder how many of you may know, that the widely popular company known as Duolingo, has it's base right here in Pittsburgh, PA?  I sure didn't.  After trying many language courses, Rosetta Stone, and even regular CD's you can listen to on your way to work (never happens), I  found myself drawn to the free app that is Duolingo. I just happened to be browsing online one day, and noticed from their website, that they are Pittsburgh based! What, what? If you listen to my show, you know I love traveling, and merging my cultural experiences with my beloved hometown of Pittsburgh.  Finding out that Duolingo was based here, and that I was addicted to the app, just made my day!  I had to find out who was behind this, and get them on the show. Turns out a gentleman by the name of Luis Von Ahn created Duolingo.  I reached out, scheduled an interview, and a tour of the office.  Wanting to come prepared for the podcast, I started researching Luis, and found myself blown away by what he has accomplished in his 38 years.  Luis is the inventor of the CAPTCHA.  You all know what that is, the box at the bottom of almost any screen, with fuzzy words, that let's you prove you are not a robot.  Along with that, he created reCAPTCHA, and ESP game, and now Duolingo, among various other notable projects. Luis has been named one of the 50 Best Brains in Science by Discover, voted in Silicon's 50 Most Influential People in Technology, and has been recognized as a Brilliant 10 by Popular Science.  His credits are almost too long to list, and I cannot wait to see what he does next. To be honest, once I started researching Luis, I was extremely nervous to chat with him.  The man is, in fact, a genius, and I suddenly found I wasn't very sure of myself.  It turns out, that I did not have to worry at all, and was pleasantly surprised to find him funny, open, and candid.  I truly enjoyed my time spent chatting with him about the origins of Duolingo, and what sent this kid who grew up in Guatemala down his path to  success.  I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. Also, a personal note to Luis. I am still available to be a squatter at Duolingo.  I could clean the floors, take out trash, bring coffee, you name it. Ha Ha! (I am only partly kidding.) It is probably the coolest work place I have ever seen in my life.   You can hear more about my tour with them in the intro of the podcast. If you haven't downloaded Duolingo yet, I HIGHLY suggest it.  My husband and I practice it every morning, and we have found our Italian to be so much better.  It has an amazing success rate, and more importantly, in our busy schedules, it is FUN.  I wake up to the owl every morning :) This episode is sponsored by Levity Pittsburgh.  Pittsburgh's best sensory deprivation chamber with a spa like atmosphere.  All listeners get $5 off with code "Marta" Luis Von Ahn He humored me in my thought bubble photo wish. Thanks Luis!

La Asignatura Pendiente
Millonario antes de los 30 (Entrevista con Luis Von Ahn, de Duolingo y reCAPTCHA)Episodio 115

La Asignatura Pendiente

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2017 37:47


From Scratch : NPR
Luis von Ahn, Founder Of Duolingo and ReCAPTCHA

From Scratch : NPR

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 51:00


Host Jessica Harris talks with Luis von Ahn, founder of Duolingo and ReCAPTCHA. Harris also talks with Ethan Brown, founder of Beyond Meat.

Biz Please
Duolingo's Luis von Ahn

Biz Please

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2016 23:41


Luis von Ahn sold a company to Google and received a MacArthur "genius grant." Then he founded Duolingo, which has become one of the most popular language education services in the world. He joins to talk about why humans and computers together can do more than when they work on their own. 

The Parro’s Show
Distributed team - Systems Architecture and team Organization

The Parro’s Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 2:18


Show notes: Tim Ferriss show with Duolingo founder Luis Von Ahn (http://fourhourworkweek.com/2016/01/26/luis-von-ahn-duolingo)

The Tim Ferriss Show
#135: Luis Von Ahn on Learning Languages, Building Companies, and Changing the World

The Tim Ferriss Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2016 136:09


Luis von Ahn (@luisvonahn) is an entrepreneur and computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He is known for inventing CAPTCHAs, being a MacArthur Fellow ("genius grant" recipient), and selling two companies to Google in his 20's. Luis has been named one of the 10 Most Brilliant Scientists by Popular Science Magazine, one of the 50 Best Brains in Science by Discover, one of the Top Young Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review, and one of the 100 Most Innovative People in Business by FastCompany Magazine. Luis is currently the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, a language learning platform created to bring free language education to the world. With more than 100 million users, it is the most popular way to learn languages in the world, and it is the most downloaded app in the Education category on both iTunes (5-star average, 3,300+ reviews) and Google Play. I first met Luis as an early investor in Duolingo, and every time I meet him, I learn something new. In this conversation, we talk about: What 2-3 books and resources he'd recommend to entrepreneurs Language learning tips The clever way he caught cheating students at Carnegie Mellon Early mentors and key lessons learned The story of building and selling reCAPTCHA How to recruit and vet technical talent Duolingo's most surprising sources of users, and much more... Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. I used them to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body, and I've also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. If you want a more personalized approach, I recommend their 1-on-1 service. You get original designs from designers around the world. The best part? You provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you're happy with or your money back. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run. This episode is also brought to you by Headspace, the world’s most popular meditation app (more than 4,000,000 users). It’s used in more than 150 countries, and many of my closest friends swear by it. Try Headspace’s free Take10 program — 10 minutes of guided meditation a day for 10 days. It’s like a warm bath for your mind. Meditation doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive, and it’s had a huge impact on my life. Try Headspace for free for a few days and see what I mean.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss

#maketechhuman
#maketechhuman Episode 6: Leilah Janah, Samasource and Luis von Ahn, Duolingo, MakeTechHuman Agents of Change

#maketechhuman

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2015 61:07


Leila Janah and Luis von Ahn are two of the 17 MakeTechHuman Agents of Change Join us to discuss making a global impact through technology. Leila has created a platform for digital work, serving impoverished people around the world, and Luis has created a global learning platform to help people learn languages. And don't forget that you personally will be able to learn Klingon on Duolingo. 

Desde Lejos
#19: Un aniversario, con Luis Von Ahn

Desde Lejos

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2015 46:28


En el día en el que cumplo 1 año viviendo en USA, grabé este episodio charlando con Rosana Feld (también conocida como "mi esposa") y con el gigante Luis Von Ahn. Escuché Les Luthiers y (una vez más) le tiré onda a Siri.

Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast

Luis von Ahn invented CAPTCHA - the system that uses a picture of a word to determine whether you are a human or a computer. But when von Ahn realised just how much time was being wasted by filling in CAPTCHAs, he wondered whether that man-power could be used for something good. Now the very same process is digitising millions of books, that are available for free, as von Ahn told Chris Smith. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Naked Scientists Special Editions Podcast
reCAPTCHA with Luis von Ahn

Naked Scientists Special Editions Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2014 11:07


Luis von Ahn invented CAPTCHA - the system that uses a picture of a word to determine whether you are a human or a computer. But when von Ahn realised just how much time was being wasted by filling in CAPTCHAs, he wondered whether that man-power could be used for something good. Now the very same process is digitising millions of books, that are available for free, as von Ahn told Chris Smith. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

TEDTalks 教育
ルイス・フォン・アーン 「ネットを使った大規模共同作業」 | Luis von Ahn

TEDTalks 教育

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 16:39


CAPTCHAを作り変え、ユーザ入力で本の文字データ化に貢献できるようにした後、ルイス・フォン・アーンは膨大なインターネットユーザの小さな貢献を結集することで何か大きな目的を達成できるようなものが他にないかと考えました。TEDxCMUで彼は、何百万という人に外国語の学習をしてもらいつつ、ウェブの翻訳を素早く正確にタダでやってもらおうという、野心的な新しいプロジェクトDuolingoの紹介をしています。

TEDTalks Образование
Луис фон Ан: Массовое онлайн-сотрудничество | Luis von Ahn

TEDTalks Образование

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 16:39


После изменения модели CAPTCHA таким образом, что ввод каждого человека стал помогать оцифровывать книги, Луис фон Ан думал, как ещё использовать маленький вклад каждого из огромного числа людей в интернете на благо. На TEDxCMU, он рассказывает, как его новый амбициозный проект Duolingo поможет миллионам людей выучить новый язык, быстро и точно переводя интернет — и всё это бесплатно.

TEDTalks Educação
Luis von Ahn: colaboração online em escala massiva | Luis von Ahn

TEDTalks Educação

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 16:39


Após redefinir CAPTCHA para que cada resposta humana digitada ajude a digitalizar livros, Luis von Ahn imaginou como utilizar pequenas contribuições de muitos na internet para um bem maior. No TEDxCMU, ele compartilha como seu ambicioso novo projeto, Duolingo, irá ajudar milhões a aprender novas línguas ao traduzir a Web de forma rápida e precisa -- tudo de graça.

TEDTalks Education
Luis von Ahn : Collaboration en ligne à très grande échelle. | Luis von Ahn

TEDTalks Education

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 16:39


Après avoir réorienté les CAPTCHA pour que les saisies sur un clavier contribuent à numériser des livres, Luis von Ahn s'est demandé comment on pouvait aussi utiliser de petites contributions de la part de nombreuses personnes sur Internet pour le bien de tous. A TEDxCMU, il nous fait part de la manière dont son projet ambitieux, Duolingo, aidera des millions de gens à apprendre une nouvelle langue tout en traduisant le web avec vitesse et précision, le tout gratuitement.

TEDTalks Bildung
Luis von Ahn: Online Massenkollaboration | Luis von Ahn

TEDTalks Bildung

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 16:39


Nach der neuen Nutzung von CAPTCHA sodass jede von Menschen getippte Antwort hilft Bücher zu digitalisieren, überlegte Luis von Ahn wie kleine Beiträge vieler im Internet noch für das öffentliche Wohl genutzt werden können. Bei TEDxCMU stellt er vor wie sein ehrgeiziges neues Projekt Duolingo Millionen helfen wird eine neue Sprache zu erlernen während sie das Web schnell und korrekt übersetzen -- alles kostenlos.

TEDTalks  Educación
Luis von Ahn: colaboración virtual a escala masiva | Luis von Ahn

TEDTalks Educación

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 16:39


Después de redefinir el proyecto CAPTCHA para que los esfuerzos de identificar respuestas humanas ayuden en la digitalización de libros, Luis von Ahn se preguntó de qué otra manera se podrían usar esas pequeñas contribuciones de muchos en la Web para el bien común. En TEDxCMU (Carnegie Mellon University), explica cómo su nuevo y ambicioso proyecto, Duolingo, ayudará a millones a aprender un nuevo idioma mientras se traduce la Web de forma rápida y precisa… y todo gratis.

TEDTalks 교육
` 루이스 폰 안: 대규모 온라인 협업 | Luis von Ahn

TEDTalks 교육

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 16:39


루이스 폰 안(Luis Von Ahn)은 사람들이 온라인상에서 입력한 답들을 모아서 종이책을 디지털화하는데 사용될 수 있도록 캡차(CAPTCHA, 웹사이트 등록인증 서비스)의 목적을 재설정 한 후, 그는 인터넷 시티즌의 이와같은 작은 기여를 어떤 다른 대의를 위해 사용할 수 있을지 생각해 봅니다. 루이스는 카네기멜론 대학에서 열린 TED 포럼에서 새로운 언어를 배우면서 인터넷상의 수많은 웹페이지를 무료로 빠르게 번역 할 수 있게 할 듀오링고라는 그의 대망에 찬 프로젝트에 대해 말합니다.

TED Talks Education
Massive-scale online collaboration | Luis von Ahn

TED Talks Education

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 16:39


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. In this talk, 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.

School of Computer Science (Video)

Randy Bryant, Luis Von Ahn & Raj Reddy discuss CMU's School of Computer Science technology.