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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…

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EPISODE #70 - HOLIDAY MEGA-SPECIAL: MR. BELVEDERE/GROWING PAINS - A CHRISTMAS STORY! 2:24:13

11 weeks ago2:24:13

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Did you know that Growing Pains and Mr. Belvedere both had holiday episodes titled "A Christmas Story"? We pit them against each other in the ultimate battle for 80s sitcom supremacy!! This is a truly epic episode we think you'll all enjoy, even if you're too young to remember these trash shows, and if you're too young to remember our 30 minutes or less episodes!!…

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EPISODE #69 - SISKEL & EBERT 1:13:46

16 weeks ago1:13:46

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In this episode two ancient critics believed dead discuss two other ancient critics believed dead! We're back to update you on our sad lives and talk about some standout episodes of Siskel & Ebert. Is this the beginning of a new renaissance?!

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EPISODE #68 - TOP OF THE POPS CHRISTMAS DAY SPECIAL 1984 2:11:23

1 year ago2:11:23

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And now for something completely different! This Christmas we're discussing the classic Top of the Pops Christmas special from 1984! We've got Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Duran Duran, Band-Aid with "Do They Know It's Christmas" and many more! Will Ed find the treasure in his backyard? Will Rusty appreciate art made after the year 1992? The special is on youtube if you want to have the ultimate experience. The ultimate experience? OK, maybe that's overselling it.…

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EPISODE #67 - SPIDER-MAN 2 1:58:56

1 year ago1:58:56

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We return with our most shocking episode EVER! News will be revealed, bank accounts will be destroyed, Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN 2 will be occasionally mentioned! If you've been listening all along you won't wanna miss this episode!

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EPISODE #66 - THREE O'CLOCK HIGH 1:33:19

2 years ago1:33:19

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We're back with the cult favorite 1987 fight film THREE O'CLOCK HIGH. Director Phil Joanou, all but forgotten today, was the hottest name of the mid-80s, he was supposed to be the next Spielberg! We talk about how that all went wrong when he defied Spielberg with the (great!) direction he took this film. We also talk about classic topics like Ed's humiliating interactions with contractors, Rusty's baby bribery, and embarrassing high school experiences.…

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EPISODE #65 - EWOKS: BATTLE FOR ENDOR 1:42:51

2 years ago1:42:51

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EPISODE #64 - SURF 2 1:41:16

2 years ago1:41:16

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We're doing a deep dive into this obscure 80s comedy, recently restored by Vinegar Syndrome. Can a film with Eddie Deezen getting top billing ever disappoint?! Is this the secret classic Rusty's been looking for? Has Ed pissed his pants since our last recording, whenever that was?! As always please rate and review and follow @80stimeportal on instagram…

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30 Minutes or Less Episode #11 - WHAT A DUMMY 1:01:26

3 years ago1:01:26

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EPISODE #63 - SUMMER SCHOOL 2:03:42

3 years ago2:03:42

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School's out for the weekend, and for summer, and FOREVER! We disagree heartily on the greatness of the Carl Reiner cable classic SUMMER SCHOOL. How does Rusty's 27 pages of notes stack up against Ed's similarly volumnious research?! Why did they spend so much time researching this dreck?! Is there any details about the actors' lives they DIDN'T mention!? We go deep this week in our desperate quest for 100 episodes...we'll get there someday...…

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EPISODE #62 - THE QUIET EARTH 1:34:49

3 years ago1:34:49

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We return with a discussion of the 1985 Kiwi sci-fi classic, THE QUIET EARTH. What would you do in this situation? How quickly until you devolved into complete madness? How many stories about plumbers will Rusty tell this week? All this and more on episode 62 of Viewmasters!

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EPISODE #61 - NEW YORK NINJA 2:01:37

3 years ago2:01:37

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Wow! Do you remember this podcast? Well, it's back, and we are talking about NEW YORK NINJA (1984/2021). What did we think of Vinegar Syndrome's unique experiment? Why are the streets so full of rage? Do we still remember how to podcast?! All this and more as Rusty returns to tell us where he's been and what's happened to us so far in 2022.…

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EPISODE #60 - MORTAL KOMBAT (1995) w/ Daniel Maunz 1:45:15

4 years ago1:45:15

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RUSTY IS MISSING! We are joined by our childhood friend and author Daniel Maunz (Questions of Perspective) to ponder the mystery of where Rusty has been. The long delay in episodes is due to the very, very real and not a joke disappearance of Rusty (who is feared DEAD!) Speaking of death, it's time to delve into the only Mortal Kombat movie that matters, the 1995 masterpiece by not THAT Paul Anderson. We discuss the arcade game, our own MK films, and the enduring legacy of this very confusing series. If anyone has seen or heard from Rusty please contact the authorities.…

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EPISODE #59 - TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE (1986) 2:00:26

4 years ago2:00:26

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Do you remember when Megatron boarded that shuttle and wasted all that autobot slime? Or when Unicron ate that planet of annoying looking robots? Today we are talking about the only Transformers movie that matters -- the animated film from 1986! Featuring a cast with more stars than in the skies above Cybertron and more deaths than we have here on Earth, this film served as the dividing line of the first Transformers era. We discuss it all today so please rate and review.…

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INTERVIEW: LEE GAMBIN ON THE RISE AND FALL OF THE VERY SPECIAL EPISODE 1:10:56

4 years ago1:10:56

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Film writer/historian Lee Gambin returns to tell us all about the history of the very special sitcom episode! We count down 5 of the wildest episodes as Lee explains the social and historical history behind these educational, wild, and controversial departures from the typical television sitcom plot. His new two volume book "Tonight, on a Very Special Episode" features essays from Lee and a group of super-talented writers on the most notable examples of this genre from 1956 - 1998. Pick it up wherever! It's GREAT! (And I have a lot of film/tv books)…

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EPISODE #58 - THE KARATE KID (1984) 3:06:26

4 years ago3:06:26