A presentation at Ada Lovelace Day in in London, UK by Holly Cummins
our digital futures October 12, 2021 Holly Cummins IBM
ada lovelace
lord byron
Who’s that with Lord Byron?!? Ooh dear, it’s NOT Lady Byron!
lived in a mansion
lived in a mansion lots of silk gowns
lived in a mansion lots of silk gowns no laptop
lived in a mansion lots of silk gowns no laptop no phone
lived in a mansion lots of silk gowns no laptop no phone no ipad
lived in a mansion lots of silk gowns no laptop no phone no ipad questionable indoor plumbing
the analytical engine
1,756,833 calculation 3,523,749
representation representation 1756833 3523749 calculation
representation representation 1756833 3523749 calculation
me
“phone”
“tv”
“portable computer”
“portable computer”
my second computer
no internet
no internet no google
no internet no google no email
no internet no google no email no social media
me?
my job at IBM
how can we help the elderly to live independently?
taught a computer to count fish
Mean accuracy for this test was 82.36%.
guide dogs can’t run ultra-marathons (especially not in the desert)
the future of technology
TrueNorth chip neurosynaptic lower power use
quantum computing
quantum computing qubit both 0 and 1
fridge colder than the space between the stars
fridge colder than the space between the stars actual quantum chip
© 2019 IBM Corporation #IBMQ
think of what’s possible if devices don’t need to connect to the cloud to do heavy lifting
edge think of what’s possible if devices don’t need to connect to the cloud to do heavy lifting
“spot the dog”
it’s about people
computers enable joy
computers enable independence
computers do the things we don’t want to
counting fish is boring
ok but jobs?
human alarm clock
elevator operator
telephone switchboard operator
if doing a task with humans is …
if doing a task with humans is … • dull
if doing a task with humans is … • dull • dirty
if doing a task with humans is … • dull • dirty • dangerous
if doing a task with humans is … • dull • dirty • dangerous
if doing a task with humans is … • dull • dirty • dangerous … then bring in the robots.
cobot
the only constant is change
change the ability to learn is the best skill you will have
“independent learning”
be a part of the future
be a part of the future
ada’s insights came from collaboration
pair programming
tech is for everyone
tech is better with everyone
technology will change the world be a part of it
@holly_cummins
This presentation was given to year 7 - 10s as part of an Ada Lovelace digital + tech day.
for free. You
can too.