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…
Finally, it´s here! Our episode on Moses Sumney's "Grae". It´s been a while because life got in the way and some of this episode has some crackles, pops, and distortion. We have edited it as best as possible, so we hope you understand and enjoy this really fun episode on an amazing album! We gush over Moses Sumney's artistry, voice, and etherealness of the album! Listen to the album, check out the episode and take care!
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Finally, it´s here! Our episode on Moses Sumney's "Grae". It´s been a while because life got in the way and some of this episode has some crackles, pops, and distortion. We have edited it as best as possible, so we hope you understand and enjoy this really fun episode on an amazing album! We gush over Moses Sumney's artistry, voice, and etherealness of the album! Listen to the album, check out the episode and take care!
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Black Artists Matter! Support black artists! https://linktr.ee/Blackartistsmatter The Records Swappers ends this podcast season with a real summer blast. We are talking about the album "Feel your feelings fool!" by the band The Regrettes. We chit-chat about Swedish summers, air guitars, and dread our age. Rock out to this album, tune in and then tell us what's your favorite summer album! Check out all our social media and places to find our podcast! https://linktr.ee/Therecordswappers…
Black Artists Matter! Support black artists! https://linktr.ee/Blackartistsmatter As Australia is heading into its winter month, Viking thought it was a good idea to talk about the Australian artist Courtney Barnett and her double EP "A sea of split peas" as our first summer vibe special. We talk about Australia's LGTBQ+ laws, Swedish mnemonic devices, our first ode, and much more. Listen to the album, tune in to our Queer-filled episode and get into that summer mood! Check out all our social media and places to find our podcast! https://linktr.ee/Therecordswappers…
Black Artists Matter! Support black artists! https://linktr.ee/Blackartistsmatter In this episode, The Records Swappers return to fight the world while listening to the soundtrack of the 2010 movie Scott pilgrim vs. The world. Viking finally gets to air his grievances about this movie as they both jammer on about the good old 90s and the only T.rex member to be part of the fellowship. Listen to the soundtrack, tune in, and then forget about "Under my thumb". Check out all our social media and places to find our podcast! https://linktr.ee/Therecordswappers…
Black Artists Matter! Support black artists! https://linktr.ee/Blackartistsmatter In this episode, we talk about Batman Mask Of The Phantasm Original Motion Soundtrack Picture Soundtrack by Shirley Walker. We gush over this fan-favorite movie with wonderful esthetic and an epic soundtrack. Check out all our social media and places to find our podcast! https://linktr.ee/Therecordswappers…
Black Artists Matter! Support black artists! https://linktr.ee/Blackartistsmatter Finally, it´s here! Our episode on Moses Sumney's "Grae". It´s been a while because life got in the way and some of this episode has some crackles, pops, and distortion. We have edited it as best as possible, so we hope you understand and enjoy this really fun episode on an amazing album! We gush over Moses Sumney's artistry, voice, and etherealness of the album! Listen to the album, check out the episode and take care! Check out all our social media and places to find our podcast! https://linktr.ee/Therecordswappers…
Black Artists Matter! Support black artists! https://linktr.ee/Blackartistsmatter It's February and black history month! So we are doing an episode on one of the most stunning legends of music. We are talking about "Little Girl Blue" by Nina Simone. We discuss her background as a classical Pianist, her part in the civil rights movement, and some great documentaries you all should go watch. Enjoy the album, listen to the episode and tell us your thoughts! Check out all our social media and places to find our podcast! https://linktr.ee/Therecordswappers…
Black Artists Matter! Support black artists! https://linktr.ee/Blackartistsmatter Trigger Warning: For sexual abuse. This week Gabriel and Viking continue to talk about their favorite albums of 2020. Specifically, we are talking about Fiona Apple's album "Fetch the bolt cutters". We discuss some of the unique instruments on this record, some of Fiona's interesting stories, and all dog barks! Hope you listen to the album, tune in and tell us what your favorite album of 2020 is. Check out all our social media and places to find our podcast! https://linktr.ee/Therecordswappers…
Black Artists Matter! Support black artists! https://linktr.ee/Blackartistsmatter In this week's episode, we cover Vikings' favorite album of 2020. We are talking about the album "Have you lost your mind yet?" by Fantastic Negrito. We discuss 2020 and the crazy start of 2021, some interesting life stories, and also try for some horrible celebrity impressions. Go listen to the album, here is a video of "Fantastic Negrito: HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET? - Preview": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SLcNuCiA5o&ab_channel=FantasticNegrito Tune in to the episode and stay fantastic! Check out all our social media and places to find our podcast! https://linktr.ee/Therecordswappers…
Black Artists Matter! Support black artists! https://linktr.ee/Blackartistsmatter We want to start out the new year of 2021 by taking a retrospective off the year that has been 2020 with our Top Ten Of 2020. Check out all our social media and places to find our podcast! https://linktr.ee/Therecordswappers…
Black Artists Matter! Support black artists! https://linktr.ee/Blackartistsmatter We are going to Broadway, baby! In this week's episode, Gabriel and Viking bring on a very special guest, the musical expert Matilda Modigh. We take an effective deep dive into Hamilton, one of the biggest musicals in recent history. We discuss settling the United States financial system in a rap battle, burning things on stage and how many words and motifs, can you really fit into one musical. Watch the show, tune into our episode, and tells us what you thought about Hamilton. Check out all our social media and places to find our podcast! https://linktr.ee/Therecordswappers…