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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 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…

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Tim Grierson and Will Leitch are lifelong best friends who have been writing and talking about the movies for 25 years. Grierson is vice president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Leitch is doing his absolutely best to pretend. Read their work everywhere. But listen to this show for the pure juice, straight on tap.

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2025 Oscar Recap, "Me," "A Bronx Tale" 2:03:48

2天之前2:03:48

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Was that the best Oscar show in years? We think it might have been! Conan O'Brien was an outstanding host, "Anora" won everything and there was the right amount of politics without it being overwhelming. We recap the show, directly after it ended. And nobody got slapped! We talk about movies too! We finally got to Don Hertzfeldt's "ME," the short by one of our favorite filmmakers. And we rebooted 1993's "A Bronx Tale." Fun show! Scary time. But fun show! Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"The Monkey," "Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)" 2025 Oscar Preview 2:11:25

9天之前2:11:25

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You have no idea how close we came to you not hearing this show at all. It's one of the longest non-Dorkfest shows we've done, and we almost lost it when Leitch's file vanished right after recording. Mercifully, he found it, and now you have a show. Late! But it made it. Whew. So, this week! We start with Osgood Perkins' follow-up to his hit "Longlegs," the Stephen King adaptation "The Monkey." Then it's the Hulu Questlove documentary "Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)," about Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone. And then the last half is all a preview of Sunday's Oscar show, with predictions. Good luck, Conan. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"Captain America: Brave New World," "Paddington in Peru," "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" 1:37:32

17天之前1:37:32

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Sorry about our extra week off! It was the Super Bowl, and Leitch was sick. We're back, with three new movies ... all sequels, of course. First, it's Marvel's "Captain America: Brave New World." Then, hey, how's that bear doing? Let's find out in "Paddington in Peru." And we finish with the presumably final Bridget Jones movie, "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy." We hope you are holding up all right. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"Companion," "Presence," "Perfect Days" 1:54:24

4 weeks之前1:54:24

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Grierson is back from Sundance, and, uh, things have gotten a little crazy since he left. We talk about his Sundance experience, and then talk two new movies: "Companion" and the Steven Soderbergh film "Presence." Then, we have a reboot! It's Wim Wenders' "Perfect Days," from 2023. We hope you are holding up all right. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"Wolf Man," "Back in Action," 2025 Sundance Preview 1:45:00

6 weeks之前1:45:00

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The first two movies of 2025 are out! Well, the first ones we've seen, anyway. The first is the horror remake/reboot/whatever "Wolf Man." And then there's the quintessential Netflix film "Back in Action," with Jamie Foxx and the return of Cameron Diaz. Then Grierson previews the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, which he'll be attending and which is not in Cincinnati. Yet. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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2025 Movie Preview, and Some Oscar Predictions 2:04:00

7 weeks之前2:04:00

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Hello! We're back! Grierson is safe in Los Angeles, but it has been an awful week for the city and the area. In our first show of 2025, we talk about that and then each pick the four movies we're both looking forward to in 2025. Then we make predictions on the Oscar nominations, which will be out Sunday morning. We hope you are safe, and we are very happy to be back with you. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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Dorkfest 2024: The Best Ten Movies of 2024 3:28:02

11 weeks之前3:28:02

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It's Dorkfest! Dorkfest 2024 is here! This is our annual countdown of our favorite 10 movies of 2024. It was a great, GREAT movie year. We can't wait to talk to you about it. Have a great holiday, everyone. We'll see you in 2025. Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. And to John Dog at johndog.org for the intro music. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"A Complete Unknown," "Nosferatu," "Nickel Boys," "Babygirl," "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," "The Order" 1:47:02

11 weeks之前1:47:02

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It's Dorkfest Eve, which means it's time for our annual lightning round show, when we go through as many movies as we can before our end of the year "Top Movies of 2024" Dorkfest show. That episode closes the year and will be up Wednesday, December 18. For now, though: It's Lightning Round. Six movies! Timestamps: 9:24 "A Complete Unknown" 24:43 "Nosferatu" 43:02 "Nickel Boys" 1:03:23 "Babygirl" 1:24:04 "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" 1:41:23 "The Order" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"Queer," "Nightbitch," "The End" 1:43:11

12 weeks之前1:43:11

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It's Dorkfest Eve Eve, with three big movies before our lightning round show next week. We start with Luca Guadagnino's "Queer," with Daniel Craig. Then it's Amy Adams as "Nightbitch." (Not a Marvel movie.) And we close with the OTHER Oppenheimer's movie, the apocalyptic musical "The End." Timestamps: 15:29 "Queer" 48:23 "Nightbitch" 1:19:02 "The End" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"The Brutalist," "Maria," "September 5" 1:39:59

13 weeks之前1:39:59

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Just three episodes left, counting this one, until Dorkfest. We've got three high-profile releases this week, starting with the massive swing that is Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist." Then we discuss Angelina Jolie doing the Pablo Lorrain thing in "Maria." And we close with the journalism thriller "September 5." Timestamps: 12:23 "The Brutalist" 49:03 "Maria" 1:15:56 "September 5" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"Wicked," "Gladiator II," "The Piano Lesson" 1:47:27

14 weeks之前1:47:27

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Can you believe we only have four episodes, counting this one, until Dorkfest? It's true! We've got a holiday Barbenheimer sort of thing going this week, with the dual release of the musical "Wicked" and the Oscar sequel "Gladiator II." We also discuss the Netflix August Wilson adaptation "The Piano Lesson." And happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Timestamps: 13:12 "Wicked" 44:11 "Gladiator II" 1:06:56 "The Piano Lesson" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"Emilia Perez," "Red One," "All We Imagine As Light" 1:44:15

15 weeks之前1:44:15

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We are in a rather final countdown for end-of-the-year stuff. And we've got three very, VERY different movies this week. We start with the Netflix Oscar contender "Emilia Perez." Then it's The Rock, Chris Evans and Santa Claus in "Red One." And we close with the Mumbai drama "All We Imagine As Light." Lots of things! Timestamps: 12:42 "Emilia Perez" 43:02 "Red One" 1:11:56 "All We Imagine As Light" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"Anora," "Blitz," "Heretic" 1:49:17

16 weeks之前1:49:17

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Well ... here we are, folks! We, obviously, talk about the election last week, but we try not to go too far down the road: We understand you might enjoy some distraction just as much as we will. Fortunately, we have three meaty movies to talk about this week. Sean Baker's "Anora," Steve McQueen's "Blitz" and the Hugh Grant horror film "Heretic." We have you are staying safe and all right this week. Timestamps: 12:22 "Anora" 44:11 "Blitz" 1:07:11 "Heretic" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"Conclave," "Venom: The Last Dance," Presidential Election Anxiety 1:50:36

18 weeks之前1:50:36

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We have two movies to talk about, and we get into both of them, the Oscar hopeful Vatican drama "Conclave" and then the end (?) of the Venom trilogy, "Venom: The Last Dance." But this episode is really about our conversation at the end, when we do a brain download of all our election thoughts and anxieties. It's OK if you skip that part. But we found it helpful. We're off next week because Leitch is running the NYC Marathon. We'll see you all on the other side. Timestamps: 12:22 "Conclave" 37:33 "Venom: The Last Dance" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com. As always, give us a review on iTunes with the name of a movie you'd like us to review, and we'll discuss it on a later podcast.…

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"Rumours," "Woman of the Hour," "Brothers" 1:23:46

19 weeks之前1:23:46