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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…

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

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Winners and Sinners 23:43

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This week Kieran Cuddihy was joined by the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis Off the Ball’s Ger Gilroy to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…

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Trump and Zelenksy fight in the Oval Office - what’s happening? 11:47

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A heated argument broke out between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenksy during a visit to the White House. Joining Kieran to discuss this exchange is Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway and Columnist with the Journal and Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics in the Clinton Institute in UCD. Image: Reuters…

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You Are What You Eat: Blood Orange 13:35

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Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joins Kieran to talk about all the benefits you can get from a blood orange! Plus, what meals you can incorporate them into.

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Sport with Cameron Hill 5:37

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Off The Ball's Cameron Hill joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action…

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Are we sending the right message on deportation? 14:04

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32 people, including 28 men, three women and one child, have been deported to Georgia on a chartered flight. The Minister for Justice gave a warning by saying "If you're seeking asylum and you're not entitled to asylum - don't come to Ireland…” Is that the message we want to send out? To discuss, Kieran is joined by Colm O’Gorman, Founding Director of The Open Community and Human Rights Campaigner as well as Paul Treyvaud, owner of Paul Treyvaud’s Restaurant in Killarney.…

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Are you willing to pay for green policies? 11:15

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A new survey by KPMG has found that the majority of people wouldn't want an increase in taxes to allow for reusable energy… Joining Kieran to discuss this is Leader of the Green Party, Roderic O’Gorman.

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Electricity and gas prices to see significant hikes 11:33

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More bad news for consumers as SSE Airtricity have announced that they are to hike their electricity and gas prices from April 2nd. It means that the typical electricity bill will go up by 10.5%, and by 8.4% for gas customers... Thiswill put an additional 47 cent per day on the average electricity bill and 31 cent per day on the average gas bill. Joining Kieran to discuss this is Darragh Cassidy, Head of Communications with Bonkers.ie and Catriona Redmond, Consumer Columnist with the Irish Examiner.…

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Should the HSE embrace AI? 11:15

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There have been calls by a citizen’s jury that the Government should form a regulator to oversee the use of AI in our healthcare system. Joining Kieran to discuss is Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and the HSE’s Chief Clinical Information Officer, Richard Greene and Professor of Computing at DCU, Alan Smeaton.…

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Have you tried seeing every ‘must-see’ movie? 6:36

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Forrest Gump is near the top of a list of movies that are considered ‘must-see’, but people haven’t seen, a new survey reveals. Someone who is actually trying to watch every ‘must-see’ movie is Newstalk’s Aidan McKelvey! He joins Kieran to discuss. Image: Paramount Pictures

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Michael O’Leary on Dublin Airport, The Green Party and Trump 16:37

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The UK Government today backed plans for a second runway at Gatwick airport, with the condition that environmental requirements are met. While Gatwick has this new runway coming, are we making the most of our own airports in this country? Michael O’Leary, the Group CEO of Ryanair, joins Kieran to give his thoughts on this, as well as the Government's upcoming visit to Trump.…

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Remembering Gene Hackman 5:58

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Legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home earlier today... Newstalk's Henry McKean has been out asking the public for their thoughts on Gene's legacy, and Harriet Alexander, Reporter with The Times based in the United States join Kieran to discuss the investigation surrounding these two deaths.…

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Should we have a public sex offenders registry? 10:59

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Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has revealed that a domestic violence register for those convicted of rape or serious sexual assault will be established in Ireland. He told the Dáil that the only way the public knows about such cases is if a journalist happens to be in court, or if a victim waives their anonymity. Is this a welcome move? Hazel Behan, sexual assault survivor and Rachel Morrogh, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre join Kieran to discuss.…

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What makes a great Bond? 9:28

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The James Bond franchise has been sold to Amazon, but we are still no closer to knowing who that next Bond actor will be. Someone who might have a clue is the Casting Director of the last 13 Bond films, Debbie McWilliams. She joins Kieran to discuss what goes into picking the next superspy. Image: MGM…

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Long dental waiting lists for special care patients - why? 13:54

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Thousands of children and special care patients are being forced to wait months, even years for dental treatment under general anesthetic. Many patients are being forced to wait in pain and discomfort with no option to pay for treatment. Why is this happening? To discuss, Kieran is joined by Dr Gillian Smith, Dentist at the Fitzwilliam Clinic in Bray and Ned Carroll, whose 31-year-old daughter Maryann, who has autism and one of those patients struggling to access treatment……

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Should Communion celebrations only be on the weekend? 13:01

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