Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying math that powers modern machine learning to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives, even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…
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Avi and Mal talk about income inequality again, how it effects mental issues, Jigsaw movies and tattoos, and wrap it up. See if you can catch the noise of an ass getting slapped. Tiger takes a break for this episode.
เนื้อหาจัดทำโดย Scriptor Malum เนื้อหาพอดแคสต์ทั้งหมด รวมถึงตอน กราฟิก และคำอธิบายพอดแคสต์ได้รับการอัปโหลดและจัดหาให้โดยตรงจาก Scriptor Malum หรือพันธมิตรแพลตฟอร์มพอดแคสต์ของพวกเขา หากคุณเชื่อว่ามีบุคคลอื่นใช้งานที่มีลิขสิทธิ์ของคุณโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต คุณสามารถปฏิบัติตามขั้นตอนที่แสดงไว้ที่นี่ https://th.player.fm/legal
Avi and Mal talk about income inequality again, how it effects mental issues, Jigsaw movies and tattoos, and wrap it up. See if you can catch the noise of an ass getting slapped. Tiger takes a break for this episode.
Avi and Mal return after a hiatus. They talk Tiger update, what's happened to their jobs, and more writing existential feels, now that Writetober and Nanowrimo are knocking on the door. Mal goes on an INTJ Female tirade.
The upstairs dog freaks out Tiger, who meows most way through the episode about writing, watching Easter egg and episode breakdown videos, and general catching up.
Avi and Mal are in self quarantine, so it's time for Fun With Chickpeas! Talk about why it's dangerous to make the world allow Mal to be socially distant, a Tiger Health Update, and how CoVid-19 has changed perspectives on what writing should mean, like, deep in your soul.
Avi and Mal catch up after the Oscars. Talk about Avi's parents, Mal changed primary doctor, and then it got political for longer than anyone cares. Tiger is doing well, and has some input!
Avi and Mal are back! But nothing has slowed down. Mental health catch up, grief, this cat is old, and #MakeMeMoistAgain and of course, writing blogs, scripts, books, and reading.
Avi and Mal get some Tiger attention, then Tiger sleeps. Talk ensues over exchanging gifts, new toys, media consumed, and end with talk about the Highway to Hell project. Hilarity ensues.