Resources

Global Impact was discussed throughout Year 1.  Below are a new set of suggested videos to show at various points throughout the course to continue these discussions.

0.6 Global Impact Video - Big Data

• Big Data Revolution (Documentary) [52:22]
• This excellent hour long documentary is highly recommended and therefore also appears with more detail in Lessons 21-23 of this document.

0.7 Global Impact - Algorithmic Bias

• Search Grandma on Google and what do you see?  Probably the stereotypical white granny.  Add the filter ‘cute’ and the results are even worse
• Why are the search results disproportionately white?
• How I’m Fighting Bias in Algorithms [8:43] 
• When white males start a project, their data set is their friends and acquaintances.  Their data sets are often the problem, not their own biases.  Algorithms therefore adopt the unconscious skews and biases of their developers, unless developers are hyper conscious of this potential problem.
• Problems of bias are often created by the type or source of data being collected. Bias is not eliminated by simply collecting more data.
• Computing innovations can reflect existing human biases because of biases written into the algorithms or biases in the data used by the innovation.
• Programmers should take action to reduce bias in algorithms used for computing innovations as a way of combating existing human biases.
• Biases can be embedded at all levels of software development.

0.8 Global Impact Video - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• How Smart Is Today’s Artificial Intelligence [7:52]
  
• Good explanation of machine learning
  

0.9 Global Impact Video - Quantum Computing

• How Does a Quantum Computer Work [6:46]
  
• Moore’s Law has proven true for 5 decades
• It has given the ability for industries to plan for the future by banking on exponential growth
• However, it is nearing its end.
• Quantum Computers have been discussed as a successor.  This video explains the basics of how they work and why they will NOT replace our current computers.

0.10 Global Impact Video - Block chain 

• Understanding the Block Chain in 2 Minutes  [2:30]
• 19 Industries the Block Chain will Disrupt [9:30] - but probably only about 6:00 is sustainable

0.11 Global Impact Video - AlphaGo Documentary

• AlphaGo - The Movie [1:30:27]
• This surprisingly entrancing full length documentary leads to lots of philosophical questions on the future of A.I.

0.12 Global Impact Video - Ray Kurzweil 

• Get Ready for Hybrid Thinking [9:49]
  
• Show the trailer for Transcendent Man [2:58]
• Discuss how he has invented the scanner, reading machines, Kurzweil Keyboard, etc.
• Ray Kurzweil says you should invent not with the technologies that are available today, but with the technologies that will be available in the future.

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