#036 - Sober October, rock bottom and feeling good

The Gerry van der Walt Podcast

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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…

2年之前 8:11

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In this episode Gerry share some thoughts on Sober October, rock bottom and feeling good!

You can find Gerry's Morning Coffee videos, where you can view this video, here:

https://gerryvanderwalt.com/category/morning-coffee/

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#036 - Sober October, rock bottom and feeling good

The Gerry van der Walt Podcast

published 2年之前

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In this episode Gerry share some thoughts on Sober October, rock bottom and feeling good!

You can find Gerry's Morning Coffee videos, where you can view this video, here:

https://gerryvanderwalt.com/category/morning-coffee/

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#Society #Travel #Lifestyle #Hobbies #Gerry Van Der Walt

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#75 - Your life task and making stories 8:14

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Welcome to Monday! We are the only mammal on the planet that gets born without a purpose or exact plan as to what we're supposed to do with our life. It's up to you to find your life task and making stories is a great way to taste some of what life has to offer and the things that excite you! View the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/hMtDCjLzfqw…

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#74 - Simplifying and staying focused on what matters 4:37

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Welcome to Monday! Whether you're trying to 'fix' something and work on self care or you have goals you're chasing, it's important to make sure you maintain focus and not get distracted which, in today's world, can be quite a challenge! Simplifying, not adding more, is the only way to go. You can find the video of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/b2yUSbr3YKY…

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#73 - Balancing work, relationships and personal goals and wellness 7:30

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Welcome to Monday! Conversation around work-life balance can make us quite anxious as it often feels like a very challenging thing to navigate. By being aware of the three elements that you need to juggle - work, relationships and you - things might be a little easier to navigate. Clarity, communication, goals and understanding. In this episode I chat about these things and how you can deploy them to help you make sense of the different seasons we all naturally go through. Stay safe. And don’t forget to be awesome. G.…

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#72 - Are you doing the right thing? 5:59

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Welcome to Monday! We all want to be better, do better and feel better and there are a lot of protocols and exercises you can deploy as a part of you self development and self care journey. But sometimes, when you're doing the one thing you know and do well, you might need to look at what else you can, and should, do in order to be better. You can find this video of the podcast by clicking here .…

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#71 - What do you want to feel? 5:31

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When you start down the road of self development and self care it can be difficult to keep going and keep staying on track. During times like these, try and imagine what that goal would FEEL like and then reverser engineer your actions from there. Chase the feeling!

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#70 - Goals and doing the work 8:03

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#69 - Self care snacks and feeling sorry for yourself 10:38

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#68 - How do you structure your day? 4:59

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#67 - One life - Make it count 2:31

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You have one shot at this thing called life. Make it count.

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#66 - Failed at a goal? Get back on track! 4:27

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When you drop the ball and fail at a goal or habit you've set for yourself, pay the necessary cost and move on!

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#65 - Choice, action, evidence, confidence 3:33

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In this episode I remind you of the stepping stones to take to build your confidence. And it all starts with choice. Welcome to Monday!

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#64 - You can not control everything 4:43

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One of the biggest causes of stress and anxiety is our own perception of what we can and can not control. Once you start focusing on this, and put your attention on the things you can control, your life will start changing.

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#63 - You're allowed to be happy 2:51

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Stop comparing your happiness to other people. And stop thinking you don't deserve it. You're allowed to be happy!

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#62 - Start in the dark 3:34

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A new day does not start at sunrise. It starts at midnight. In the dark. When you're wanting change in your life, more often than not you're also going to have to start in the dark.

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#61 - Goals and your white whale 6:25

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