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

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