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What is a Passkey? - Computerphile
Passkey pop up everywhere, Mike Pound explains what they are! Check out Brilliant's courses and start for free at https://brilliant.org/computerphile/ (episode sponsor) -- More links in full descri...
Gen AI & Reinforcement Learning- Computerphile
The real-world doesn't graph well. Sydney Von Arx discusses GenAI & RL -- See Jane Street’s training programs in New York, London or Hong Kong at https://jane-st.co/hkginternship26-computerphile (c...
Procedural Generation in Games - Computerphile
Procedural generation is the idea of using simple rules to generate more complicated items - used in games such as Minecraft and Elite, Zac Garby of the University of Nottingham explains with the u...
The Hard Problem of Controlling Powerful AI Systems - Computerphile
As AI systems become more capable, rule-based safeguards, hard-coded restrictions, and simple alignment strategies start to break down. Buck Shlegeris talks about some tactics we might use as detai...
Code Optimisation via Memoization - Computerphile
Learn this caching trick for faster code from Dr Mike Pound -- Check out Brilliant's courses and start for free at https://brilliant.org/computerphile/ (episode sponsor) -- More links in full descr...
Path Planning for Robotics - Computerphile
Need to get to your goal quickly? Ensure you plan the right path! Robots need to work out how to get from here to there somehow! Ayse explains some of the methods they choose. Assistant Professor A...
The Problem with A.I. Slop! - Computerphile
Researchers suggested there's more AI generated content appearing on the web than human generated content - Mike Pound from the University of Nottingham talks about why this might be a problem. F...
How Ethernet Sends Data - Computerphile
How the data flowing through your cables is organised with Matt Godbolt -- See Jane Street’s training programs in New York, London or Hong Kong at https://jane-st.co/Computerphile-programs (channel...
How IP Addresses Relate to Physical Locations - Computerphile
IP Location services almost work by accident rather than by design, Richard explains how they operate. Richard G Clegg is based at Queen Mary University of London. The video title previously menti...
How Computers Store Data Serially - Computerphile
How does data get organised to be stored or sent serially? Matt Godbolt explains some of the encoding used in old devices like floppy disks. nb At around 10:45 the illustration is inaccurate - wh...
Cloning Yourself in AI using LoRA - Computerphile
Amazing photo-realistic video generation is one thing, but being able to insert yourself in there, how does that work? Lewis Stuart from the University of Nottingham explains how a LoRA means you d...
Network Layers Model (Networking Basics) - Computerphile
"The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry" - as the ISO team were designing a beautiful, structured layered model, people were already building their own. Dr Richard G Clegg of Queen Mary ...
What is Bootstrapping Anyway? - Computerphile
Where does it all start? How is it was say "C is written in C" - Matt Godbolt breaks it down by building it up! Find out more about Matt from his blog: https://bit.ly/C_MGodbolt Computerphile is...
Coding a SHA2 Length Extension Attack - Computerphile
Mike Pound codes up a demo of the length extension attach he explained in our previous video. Mike is based at the University of Nottingham. Code link: http://GitHub.com/mikepound/length-extension...
SHA2 Fatal Flaw? (Hash Length Extension Attack) - Computerphile
SHA2's weakness explained by Dr Mike Pound -- Check out Brilliant's courses and start for free at https://brilliant.org/computerphile/ (episode sponsor) -- More links in full description below ↓↓↓ ...
HyperLogLog Hit Counter - Computerphile
How do huge websites keep track of the traffic numbers? Buck Shlegeris outlines the probabilistic counting algorithm 'Hyperloglog.' Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them...
Sleeper Agents in Large Language Models - Computerphile
It's an older paper, but it checks out. Rob Miles discusses the problem of 'Sleeper Agents' - where LLMs could have hidden traits we don't know about until it's too late. Computerphile is supporte...
How Generative AI Video Works - Computerphile
Following on from 'MikeBot3000' we're delving into just how the Generative AI systems create video. Lewis Stuart is based at the University of Nottingham Computerphile is supported by Jane Street...
CPU Summary - Computerphile
Bringing together some of the concepts from the series on CPU, Memory & low level computer architecture, Matt Godbolt explains how an Operating System might work in conjunction with some of the oth...
The Next Big SHA? SHA3 Sponge Function Explained - Computerphile
Learn more about the Jane Street internship at https://jane-st.co/internship-computerphile-25 If a bug is found in SHA2, SHA3 is already waiting in the wings! Mike Pound takes us through how it w...
Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem - Computerphile
Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem explained with Pen, Paper & Lean (the proof assistant) Professor Thorsten Altenkirch is based at the University of Nottingham. Computerphile is supported by Jane St...
Writing a Text Editor - Computerphile
Writing a text editor can't be that hard can it? Surely just a case of shifting around a bunch of ASCII characters? Dr Steve Bagley is based at the University of Nottingham Computerphile is suppo...
Memory Mapping - Computerphile
Huge memory addresses mean that not every address is valid. Matt Godbolt explains how the addresses are actually used. Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciti...
Zip It! - Finding File Similarity Using Compression Utilities - Computerphile
Finding Genome similarity can just be a case of zipping the relevant files in the right order. Buck Shlegeris is CEO of Redwood Research Papers: https://homepages.cwi.nl/~paulv/papers/similarity....
CPU Kernel Mode - Computerphile
"If your name's not down, you're not coming in!" - How the CPU's "Bouncer" keeps some memory off-limits. Matt Godbolt continues the series on low-level computing. #computerscience #cpu #computing ...
World Foundation Models - Computerphile
Discussing World Foundation Models with TJ Galda from Nvidia. Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerph...
Reinforcement Learning - Computerphile
Reinforcement Learning is how robots test the water in the real world. -- Check out Brilliant's courses and start for free at https://brilliant.org/computerphile/ (episode sponsor) -- More links in...
Super Intelligence Speculation - Computerphile
Looking to the future, just how intelligent might the current crop of Large Language Models get? Daniel Kokotajlo joins us to discuss Ai2027. Find out more about the AI2027 paper here: http://bit...
CPU Interrupts - Computerphile
We're looking at how the CPU deals with the 'outside world' as Matt Godbolt continues his low-level tour of the computer! Find out more about Matt from his blog: https://bit.ly/C_MGodbolt Comp...
Monte Carlo Tree Search - Computerphile
Automating decision processes continued as Professort Nick Hawes of Oxford Robotics Institute explains how Monte Carlo Tree Search works. Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more abo...
MikeBot3000: Can We Build an AI Mike from Open Source Tools? - Computerphile
Open source tools for creating videos? Lewis decides to help Mike take a break by creating 'MikeBot3000' - an AI generated Mike Pound... The 'terminator-style' thumbnail image was created using Ch...
AI Sandbagging - Computerphile
Following the theme of AI research and safety, Aric Floyd talks about how some Large Language Models might follow the all too human trait of sandbagging - "lying" about their true capabilities. A...
'Forbidden' AI Technique - Computerphile
The so-called 'Forbidden Technique' with Chana Messinger -- Check out Brilliant's courses and start for free at https://brilliant.org/computerphile/ (episode sponsor) -- More links in full descript...
Hash Collisions & The Birthday Paradox - Computerphile
Mike Pound discusses hash collisions & the birthday paradox -- Learn more and apply to Jane Street’s WiSE program in New York, London or Hong Kong at https://jane-st.co/wise-computerphile (channel ...
Subroutines in Low Level Code - Computerphile
Bashing out low-level code, it can be annoying to re-type the same commands over and over when you need to repeat a routine. Matt Godbolt explains how we can save frequently used code as a subrouti...
AI's Version of Moore's Law? - Computerphile
This video features Sydney Von Arx --- Check out Brilliant's courses and start for free at https://brilliant.org/computerphile/ (episode sponsor) - More links in description below ↓↓↓ Research sug...
What is CUDA? - Computerphile
What is CUDA and why do we need it? An Nvidia invention, its used in many aspects of parallel computing. We spoke to Stephen Jones, one of the architects of CUDA at the recent GTC conference. Com...
Shortest Path Algorithm Problem - Computerphile
A seemingly simple problem that's "in general" incredibly difficult! CEO of Redwood Research Buck Shlegeris explains his favourite algorithmic fact! Buck wants to thank his friend Peter Schmidt-Ni...
Reputation Lag Attack - Computerphile
Discussing how scammers take advantage of the way certain online systems work to leverage the delays. Dr Tim Muller is based at the University of Nottingham. Computerphile is supported by Jane St...
Ai Will Try to Cheat & Escape (aka Rob Miles was Right!) - Computerphile
As Large Language Models improve, the tokens they predict form ever more complicated and nuanced outcomes. Rob Miles and Ryan Greenblatt discuss "Alignment Faking" a paper Ryan's team created - ide...
Jensen Huang on GPUs - Computerphile
Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang on various applications of GPUs and the rise of AI in all aspects of parallel processing. #nvidia #JensenHuang #Ai #ComputerScience #gaming #GPU #GTC2025 C...
Behind the Scenes at GTC AI Conference - Computerphile
GTC AI Conference is held each year by Nvidia and showcases AI and related technologies. This year Computerphile visited, here's a taste of what we saw. Full interviews coming soon, and yes, we did...
Carbon: (C++)++ ? Can Carbon De-Throne C++? - Computerphile
This video features Dr Valerio Guiffrida. Full details plus info on the NVIDIA GTC offer can be found below in the full description ↓↓↓ Carbon is a brand new programming language still under devel...
Generative AI's Greatest Flaw - Computerphile
Described as GenAIs greatest flaw, indirect prompt injection is a big problem, Mike Pound from University of Nottingham explains how it is like SQL Injection, except not... This video was initial...
No Regrets - What Happens to AI Beyond Generative? - Computerphile
Discussing ideas of what happens after Generative AI plateaus, Dr Jakob Foerster is based at the University of Oxford. Try the FLAIR simulator here: https://kinetix-env.github.io/gallery.html?edi...
Finding The Slope Algorithm (Forward Mode Automatic Differentiation) - Computerphile
The algorithm for differentiation relies on some pretty obscure mathematics, but it works! Mark Williams demonstrates Forward Mode Automatic Differentiation. Computerphile is supported by Jane Str...
How CPU Memory & Caches Work - Computerphile
Relatively speedy-to-access cache saves your computer having to trudge over to the RAM, but with multiple levels of cache memory, how does it all work? Matt Godbolt is known as the creator of Com...
DeepSeek is a Game Changer for AI - Computerphile
An AI model that changed the fortunes of silicon valley overnight. Deep Seek has been released open source, and requires far less hardware and investment. Mike Pound is based at the University of N...
Quicksort Algorithm in Five Lines of Code! - Computerphile
Quicksort is a well known algorithm for sorting, Professor Graham Hutton shows how it works and then how to implement it in just five lines of code! EXTRA BITS: https://youtu.be/7cEaRVEz__I Prof...
Solve Markov Decision Processes with the Value Iteration Algorithm - Computerphile
Returning to the Markov Decision Process, this time with a solution. Nick Hawes of the ORI takes us through the algorithm, strap in for an epic episode! Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. ...