Tarikh AI

Tarikh AI

By Hassan Elbaytam, Hassam MunirEducation
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Tarikh AI episodes

  • S01E02 - Al Kawarizmi

    AI-generated Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (d. c. 850), whose name inspired the word “algorithm” and who is commonly credited with the invention of algebra, joins us on the Tarikh AI Podcast.

    0:00 - Introduction

    1:43 - Al-Khwarizmi on Baghdad and Bayt al-Hikma

    4:40 - Did al-Khwarizmi really invent algebra?

    7:32 - His elationship with the Abbasid ruler al-Ma’mun

    11:03 - Did he get paid his books’ weight in gold?

    12:43 - From al-Khawarizmi to algorithm

    17:12 - Where did the zero come from?

    20:03 - Explaining to al-Khwarizmi how computers work today

    23:10 - Measuring the planet’s circumference... (did we crash the AI?!)

    26:40 - Finding the source of the Nile

    30:08 - What's the purpose of seeking knowledge?

    38:41 - Was al-Khwarizmi a historian?

    42:03 - Conclusion: The importance of reliable methods

    47 min

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What if you could ask Ibn Sina about healing body and soul, Al-Ghazali about conquering anxiety, or Ibn Rushd about balancing faith and reason? We've all dreamed of dinner with history's greatest minds, but faced with such brilliance, what would you actually say?