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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 mathematical concepts that power 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…

Pax Americana

Podcast by Massachusetts Peace Action

11 episodi

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Pax Americana

updated 6 anni fa

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Pax Americana: Stephen Kinzer, Questioning the U.S.-Saudi alliance: Yemen and the politics of famine 38:47

6 years fa38:47

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Award winning author and foreign correspondent Stephen Kinzer joined us in front of live audience at Boston University for Human Rights Day. The discussion was entitled Questioning the U.S.-Saudi alliance: Yemen and the politics of Famine. He was joined on the panel by Ryan Costello, Ana Milosavljevic, and…

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Phyllis Bennis on The Syrian War, ISIS, Iran, Saudi Arabia & the US 19:19

9 years fa19:19

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Phyllis Bennis, author of Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror: A Primer, spoke at Massachusetts Peace Action's Annual Meeting on March 12, 2016. Her talk is on The Syrian War, ISIS, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US. Music by Pat Scanlon and audio by Maria Battaglia.

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Impacting Elections: A skit by Will Hopkins and Arnie Alpert 12:06

9 years fa12:06

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Will Hopkins is the executive director of New Hampshire Peace Action and Arnie Alpert is a member of the American Friends Service Committee and governing director of the Influence Project. Will and Arnie did a skit at the Building Sustainable Security Conference November 21st to illustrate how to question politicians -- and how they wiggle out of answering overly general, "softball" questions. Music by Pat Scanlon; audio recorded by Werner Grundl.…

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Jamie Eldridge on Endorsing the People's Budget 11:14

9 years fa11:14

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Jamie Eldridge, Massachusetts State Senator, spoke at the Building Sustainable Security Conference November 21st. Jamie focused on the need to reverse budget priorities and getting the People’s Budget supported. Music by Pat Scanlon and audio recorded by Werner Grundl.

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Chung -Wha Hong on Movement Building in the Global Context 15:30

9 years fa15:30

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Chung- Wha Hong is the executive director of Grassroots International; she recently spoke at the Building Sustainable Security Conference November 21, 2015. Chung- Wha Hong spoke on movement building in the global context, telling the story of Honduran indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres. Caceres was murdered in March 2016; read Grassroots International's report and appeal at http://masspeaceaction.org/9562. Music by Pat Scanlon and audio recorded by Werner Grundl.…

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Michael McPhearson on Making Peace Possible 25:32

9 years fa25:32

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Michael McPhearson, executive director of Veterans For Peace and co-chair of St. Louis Don't Shoot Coalition, spoke at the Building Sustainable Security Conference November 21st. Michael McPhearson focused on taking the initiative to make peace possible. Music by Pat Scanlon and audio by Werner Grundl.…

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Barbara Madeloni on the Need for Sustainable Education 10:25

9 years fa10:25

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Barbara Madeloni, president of Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) spoke at the Building Sustainable Security November 21st. Barbara focused on the need for sustainable education. Music by Pat Scanlon and audio recorded by Werner Grundl.

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Cassandra Bensahih - The Need for Jobs not Jail 7:15

9 years fa7:15

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Cassandra Bensahih, Co-Director of Ex prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement (EPOCA) spoke at the Building Sustainable Security Conference, November 21st. Cassandra focused on the need for jobs and not jail, as well as community advancement. Music by Pat Scanlon and audio recorded by Werner Grundl.…

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Susan Redlich on the Climate Justice Movement 10:56

9 years fa10:56

10:56

Susan Redlich, 350 Massachusetts, divestment core team spoke at the Building Sustainable Security November 21st. Susan focused on the climate justice movement. Music by Pat Scanlon and audio recorded by Werner Grundl.

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Carl Williams on New Black Liberation Struggles 17:46

9 years fa17:46

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Carl Williams, Staff Attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts spoke at the Building Sustainable Security November 21st. Carl spoke on the new Black liberation struggles and the need for change in the modern space. Music by Pat Scanlon and audio recorded by Werner Grundl.

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Harris Gruman on Massachusetts Income Inequality 10:24

9 years fa10:24