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Masters of AI Day: Practical Applications and Resources for Teams
TLDR Learn about practical AI applications and resources for teams at the Masters of AI Day event on February 29th. From navigating liquor licenses to developing Captcha technology, discover how innovative ideas like Duolingo's crowdsourcing approach and gamification elements have revolutionized language learning.
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Join Masters of AI Day on February 29th to explore practical AI applications and resources for teams.
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Rose navigated obtaining a liquor license before pivoting into the restaurant business, inspired by Georgian food and wine.
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Luis von Ahn and his PhD advisor developed Captcha technology to combat spam bots, which was quickly adopted by Yahoo and other websites, leading to millions of daily uses and a mix of annoyance and productivity loss for users.
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Luis von Ahn realized the value of utilizing human brain power during short periods of time, leading him to create Recaptcha to digitize old books and later harness crowdsourcing for various tasks, eventually leading to Google acquiring the technology in 2009.
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Crowdsourcing efforts like Recaptcha can be met with mixed reactions, with some feeling conflicted about unknowingly contributing to digitizing books for Google, while others see it as a brilliant way to harness human effort for greater challenges.
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Duolingo's success was driven by a passionate user base sharing the mission of free language learning, leading to the idea of crowdsourcing language courses to align motivations with users and become the most popular language learning app.
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Reaching out to passionate users and aligning them with a shared mission of free language learning allowed Duolingo to crowdsource language courses successfully and attract a large number of volunteers.
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Duolingo ensures contributors retain ownership of their work through a legal agreement, aligning their mission with that of their volunteers, while also using gamification elements to keep users motivated and engaged in language learning.
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Duolingo uses gamification to make language learning less daunting and more engaging, but had to adjust gaming elements to prevent users from exploiting the system for leaderboard rankings rather than genuine learning.
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Duolingo's subscription model, which initially focused on removing ads, quickly surpassed ad revenue, allowing the company to continue offering free education while also introducing a successful English certification test accepted by numerous institutions.
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Capital One compensated all entrepreneurs participating in the campaign, some of whom are their customers, to maintain transparency in their relationship with interviewees.
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