algorithmic composition
2:05Emily Howell - Track 1
377K views • 16 years ago
Marco Pontello
A short clip of a track from Emily Howell, a computer program by David Cope that composes classical-style music, performed by human players. It is a sample of algorithmic composition.
3:21Ray Kurzweil on "I've Got a Secret"
210K views • 19 years ago
Sidewinder77
Seventeen-year-old Ray Kurzweil appears on the TV show I've Got a Secret in 1965, playing a piece of music composed by a computer program he built.
2:16HP computers are racist
3.2M views • 16 years ago
wzamen01
A short 2009 amateur video showing an HP MediaSmart webcam whose face tracking follows a white face but fails to track a black face. The uploader presents it as humorous.
1:14Little Britain - Computer Says No - Clip 1
2.5M views • 13 years ago
Don Blackmore
A clip from Little Britain in which a bureaucrat answers every request with 'computer says no'.
3:38The Shortest-Splitline Algorithm: a Gerrymandering Solution [Bonus Video]
692K views • 15 years ago
CGP Grey
A short CGP Grey bonus video explaining the shortest-splitline algorithm, which draws electoral districts by repeatedly splitting a state along its shortest dividing line while balancing population. It is offered as a neutral, algorithmic fix for gerrymandering.