From Computerphile. Build your own passkey system like Mike! — Check out Brilliant for free at https://brilliant.org/computerphile/ (30-day free trial and 20% discount on premium subscription… episode sponsor) — More links in full description below ↓↓↓ Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile This video was…

From Computerphile. Newcomb’s Problem is a thought experiment which, on the surface, seems obvious, but what if you’re trying it out on your identical twin? Which choice is best? Aric Floyd demonstrates it, then tries it on Anthropic’s Claude, which doesn’t always play ball! Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and…

From Computerphile. Whenever we’re setting up to record a video we ask a question to get the contributor to talk so we can check their microphone is working and set a level for recording. Traditionally, people ask ‘what did you have for breakfast?’ – we ask something different each year! Make sure you suggest your…

From Computerphile. Steve gets all festive and tries to improve on the festive lights he built a mere 11 years ago… Dr Steve Bagley is based at the University of Nottingham. Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile This video was filmed and edited by Sean…

From 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 description below ↓↓↓ Dr Mike Pound is based at the University of Nottingham. Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career…

From Computerphile. The problem with reinforcement learning in Generative AI is that it’s difficult to turn the real-world into a graph. Sydney Von Arx of METR talks about an approach to solve this. More about Sydney: https://bit.ly/4aqm1mG Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile This video…

From 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 use of the game Carcassonne. Zac would like to thank user mlin92 for the graphics used in his generation code.…

From 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 detailed in a recent paper. The referenced paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.10374 Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile…