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Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction

Jay Alammar via YouTube

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Explore an insightful video analysis of Bret Victor's interactive article "Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction," which demonstrates a methodology for building interactive visualizations to understand complex systems. Delve into the concept of using abstraction levels to create visualizations that display multiple system states simultaneously. Follow along as the video breaks down the article's key sections, including the introduction of a simple car system, controlling time and algorithms, abstracting over time, maintaining control, and abstracting algorithm parameters. Gain valuable insights into interaction design and learn how interactive visualizations can enhance comprehension of intricate systems. Discover additional resources on explainable AI, GPT-3, and introductions to artificial intelligence to further expand your knowledge in this field.

Syllabus

Introduction
Opening section and motivation
Introducing a simple car system
Interaction: controlling time
Controlling the algorithm
Up: Abstracting over time
Down: maintaining control over time
Up: abstracting algorithm parameters
Conclusion

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Jay Alammar

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