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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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In this series Annoa, Raquel and Megan - students at the University of Cambridge, Wolfson College - talk to guests who share their stories, perspectives, experiences and ideas related to the theme "Let's Talk About Race and Racism". cover art by Ana Lima

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"CON-servation": Why Climate Justice is Racial Justice 33:53

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In this episode, Annoa and Megan talk to Lashanti, Reinhard and Charlie about the climate crisis and it's intersection with racial injustice. Starting from colonialism and tracing the journey to the present day, the conversation explores racism in climate activism; the divisions between the Global North and Global South; and how approaches to the climate emergency can be a decolonial act.…

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"You're Pretty For a Dark-Skinned Girl" 23:51

4 years ago23:51

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What do Bridgerton, Meghan Markle and tanning all have in common? Colourism. Annoa and Megan chat to Jai and Hafsa about colourism: what it is; its conception in colonialist history; their personal experiences of it and the way in which it continues to influence and shape how people of colour live today; and what needs to be done going forward to tackle it.…

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Race, class, and structural elitism - Paul Binns' personal journey 31:43

4 years ago31:43

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“I walked back to the Cambridge station [after my admissions interview] and...I was crying” - How do race and class interact in enabling structural elitism? What are some of the bureaucratic, logistic, and cultural barriers for Black British and minority ethnic people in accessing the University of Cambridge? How does racial categorisation differ between social democracies of northern Europe and liberal democracies, such as the UK? In episode four of Shade in Cambridge Raquel talks to Paul Binns about these questions.…

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Darnell Fine and DEI in schools 28:20

4 years ago28:20

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Raquel Talks to Darnell Fine about his work in guiding organisations towards a more diverse, equitable and inclusive path.

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Postgrads share their thoughts 26:44

4 years ago26:44

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Raquel and Annoa talk to three postgraduate students that studied at the University of Cambridge in 2020 about their perceptions, thoughts and experiences regarding curriculum decolonization, anglification of names and how they see race and racism.

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"You Don't Have a Monopoly Over Sainsbury's" 23:30

4 years ago23:30