Human gamers make computers smarter
Computers are all-powerful but rather dumb, says MacArthur genius grant winner Luis von Ahn. The Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist wants your help in making machines smarter. He's just launched a new Web site - GWAP - which stands for "Games With a Purpose." He's asking Internet users to play a series of simple games designed to help computers learn how to better recognize images, understand the content of audio files, and what humans find beautiful.
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