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Human computation, and the wisdom of crowds. Ed Lazowska Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington July 2013. Luis von Ahn. Hours per year, world-wide, spent playing computer solitaire: 9 billion. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Human computation, andthe wisdom of crowds
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