The Singularity, Skynet, and the Future of Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #40

In our SERIES FINALE of Crash Course Computer Science we take a look towards the future! In the past 70 years electronic computing has fundamentally changed how we live our lives, and we believe it’s just getting started. From ubiquitous computing, artificial intelligence, and self-driving cars to brain computer interfaces, wearable computers, and maybe even the singularity there is so much amazing potential on the horizon. Of course there is also room for peril with the rise of artificial intelligence and more immediate displacement of much of the workforce through automation. It’s tough to predict how it will all shake out, but it’s our hope that this series has inspired you to take part in shaping that future. Thank you so much for watching.

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[crashcourse]

Thank you so so much everyone for watching this series! If you'd like to keep up with Carrie Anne be sure to subscribe to her youtube channel "Geek Gurl Dairies" and follow her on twitter @MissPhilbin. She's doing so much awesome work teaching the world about computer science. If you'd like more great computer science content you should really check out youtube channel "Computerphile". And if you want to try some coding yourself you've gotta try some of the amazing programming courses at Khanacademy.org! I hope to see many of you on our first MATH course, Crash Course Statistics, in January! -brandon

[zackwise]

As a software engineer myself, I have to say that this course was fantastic. Everything simply explained, but not in a shallow way. And it remained entertaining even though I already knew most of the content. I even learned a few new things! Thanks to everyone who worked on it!

[janviiic]

I teared up at the last line 😢 my favorite crash course of all time hands down 👐

[theblacktiger]

That whole serie was amazing. With emotion that I watched that last bit. Thanks

[PaulPaulPaulson]

Quick, everyone invent new computer stuff so there can be more episodes about it!

[johnwojewoda]

I really enjoyed this series and it really helped me to better understand computers - I thank you all. Cheers.

[eliseerickson]

9:20 I was actually so sad knowing this was probably the last time we will get to move up a level of abstraction :(

[microbuilder]

Sad that this is the final episode, this series has been great...host is fantastic as well.

As for AI/the singularity, I cant wait, the possibilities are simply amazing, and will be needed. Unfortunately, I'll be around 70 years old by then...hope I live long enough to see it, and will be able to live longer because of it.

[DeathlyTired]

I very much hope we do CPU later.
Carrie Anne has been such a wonderful weekly companion. We will genuinely miss her cheerful blasts of information. A second series? Please!
Best Wishes, Ms. Philbin, and thank you.

[CMichaelEH]

Thanks so much, Carrie Anne! I hope you have a great holiday season

[maxziegler]

Im a doctor, who watched all fourty episodes of this playlist to increase my knowledge about computers for a possible future medical informatics career opportunity. I was pathetic in this toppic before, but now I understand quite a lot know thanks to your hard work and dedication, thank you so much!

[WhiteDodoLife]

This is my first time ever writing a public comment but I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Carrie Anne for being such an inspiration. The succinct delivery and cheerful undertone throughout this series has made this course easy to follow while preserving the intellectual content behind it all. Most importantly, thanks to Giants like you that give us the drive, courage and inspiration to forge ahead! So thank you again for everything! Next up for me is programming - After this course, I have a much better understanding of the inner workings of computers and their inter-relatedness.

[creepyqueen]

As I firstly found this course series about a year ago I was just dead interested in computer science. Watching this course I was so into it that I've started to read many tech books and learn Python programming.
Today I'm working as a software engineer (!!!!) in a big company and inspired to make our world better place to live!
Thank you, Carrie Anne! And thank you the whole team!
It was an amazing journey that changed my life.

[gwenythjpw]

So sad that this is the final episode! But thank you so much, Carrie Anne and everyone at Crash Course. You helped me HUGELY this past semester during my first few comp sci classes.

[grumbotron]

This series has made me so happy that I chose Computer Science as a university major. Great series! Here's hoping the singularity is a force for good!

[AyaMBayomi]

thank you for leading us through this journey Carrie Anne
DFTBA

[Zviedruvikings]

I can't believe I got emotional realizing this was the last of the series. So interactive, so packed-up, and very clarifying! While watching I contemplated the gravity of work that has been done behind scenes. Million thanks to you, Carrie Anne, for all your energy, geeky jokes and blazing language! Also to CrashCourse and anyone supporting! More of these please!!!

[hrishikeshpatil]

I binged watch the whole course and this was literally my 4 years of comp sci study.!!!

[irhumshafkat]

The entire series was so incredibly inspiring, I still can't believe it's over 😢. Thank you!

[JWK]

This has been my favourite Crash Course series. Thanks Crash Course, and thanks Carrie Anne.