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Natural Language Processing: CC Computer Science #36

Season 1 Episode 36 | 11m 39s

As computers play an increasing role in our daily lives there has been an growing demand for voice user interfaces, but speech is also terribly complicated. Vocabularies are diverse, sentence structures can often dictate the meaning of certain words, and computers also have to deal with accents, mispronunciations, and many common linguistic faux pas.

Aired: 11/21/17
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In our SERIES FINALE of Crash Course Computer Science we take a look towards the future!
Today, we’re going to discuss some psychological considerations in building computers.
Today we're going to talk about robots!
Today we’re going to talk about how computer science can support learning.
How do computers make decisions on the data they collect?
Today we’re going to talk about how computers see.
Today we're going to talk about hackers and their strategies for breaking into computer sy
Today we’re going to talk about how to keep information secret, and this isn’t a new goal.
Cybersecurity is a set of techniques to protect data against threats.
Today we’re going to discuss how 3D graphics are created and rendered for a 2D screen.
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In our SERIES FINALE of Crash Course Computer Science we take a look towards the future!
Today, we’re going to discuss some psychological considerations in building computers.
Today we're going to talk about robots!
Today we’re going to talk about how computer science can support learning.
How do computers make decisions on the data they collect?
Today we’re going to talk about how computers see.
Today we're going to talk about hackers and their strategies for breaking into computer sy
Today we’re going to talk about how to keep information secret, and this isn’t a new goal.
Cybersecurity is a set of techniques to protect data against threats.
Today we’re going to discuss how 3D graphics are created and rendered for a 2D screen.