00:01 Algorithms date back 900 years
00:36 Director of House of Wisdom made innovative contributions to mathematics, astronomy, geography and cartography
00:54 Hindu-Arabic numerals replaced Roman numerals
01:17 Al-Khwarizmi’s works revolutionized mathematics in the West
01:36 The term ‘algorismus’ originated from the decimal number system and was used in English by the 13th century.
01:59 Alan Turing’s work led to the birth of the computer age
02:25 Algorithms are ubiquitous in modern technology
02:46 AI can predict voting and love interests using a medieval Persian word.
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