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report from IBM lecture

Need to complete:

1. writing several formal emails
2. giving feedback on classmates emails
3. presenting final project 11.1.
4. IBM lecture

Presentation

• https://www.eapfoundation.com/speaking/presentations/language/
• https://hbr.org/2013/06/how-to-give-a-killer-presentation
• sign posting language
  • transition between speakers, topics, …
  • greeting the audience
  • giving the structure
• Focus on clear goal and message.
• Simple keywords on slide

Format

• name, title, date
• introduction
• outline
• conclusion
• sources
• Q&A - must have question

newspaper = something for my filed of interest

• frenzy = a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior
• co-opetition = You have brutal competition, but at the same time, you have necessary cooperation.
• jeopardy = in a dangerous position
• scrutiny = careful and complete examination
• prominent = important or well known grammer that i have difficulty with
• a/the pecking order = the order of importance in relation to one another among the members of a group

Formal emails

• Greeting:
  • Dear Sir/Madam,
  • Dear Mr./Mrs./Ms. Smith,
  • To Whom It May Concern: (Capital letters)
• Starting email
  • Ms. if I am unaware of marital status
  • Dr., Prof., …
  • After salutation colon or comma
• The email format
  • Can start with introduction.
  • Start with reason of writing.
  • Polite structure.
• Closing
  • “I look forward to your reply,”;
  • “Best regards,”; “Sincerely,”; “Warm regards,”; “Kind regards,”; “Thank you,”
  • Signature
• Vocab
  • regard

Feedback

• information content
• structure, style
• details (vocab, grammar)

Final project

• something more practical, part-time job, …
• study abroad, even outside Europe
• Czechitas
• Spring semestr - film festival, involvement
• school Labs -
• IT startups
• final presentations should be around 10 mins

IBM Lecture

• William Carbone
• Music, piano
• Think; dress for the job you want not the job you have

AI

• Deep blue = chess-playing computer
• Watson ???
• Project Debater
• Augmented intelligence
  • Three levels
  • 1. Machine Learning
  • 2. Artificial Intelligence
  • 3. Cognitive Computing - not yet
• Ethical challenges = Trust, Privacy
• Human + machine
• Journey to wisdom
  • data -> information -> knowledge -> wisdom
• Technology shift
  • Automating the World -> Understanding the World
  • H-factor = how we put humans into the revolution
• Project CIMON = Crew Interactive Mobile CompanioN; AI in space
• Use the Force
• https://cognitiveclass.ai

Quantum computing

• Simulating Quantum Systems
• AI
• Optimization / Monte Carlo
• Quantu bit = qubit is a controllable quantum object that is the unit of information
• A quantum circuit is a set of quantum gate operations on qubits and is the unit of computation
• super position
• entanglement
• Will not replace normal computing; Complementory to current structure
• Qiskit = for students; open access, open source; building quantum programs