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…
Proverbs 4:12 says, “When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.” God leads us one step at a time and if we follow his lead, we will not go astray, for he will open up doors for us along the way.
Humans have five (5) senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste. These senses send information to the brain to help us understand and observe people and things around us.
Who is the first person you speak to as soon as you open your eyes in the morning? Is it your wife, husband, sister, brother, or friend? Don’t be afraid to answer the question, be honest.
Have circumstances of life caused you to walk around with a fake smile? Is it because you are over burden with the problems of life? Tell God your burden and trust him to help you. He will restore your smile.
Trust is the bridge that connects relationships. Trust opens the door to forgiveness and creates an understanding of any shortcomings or behaviors. Without trust, a relationship will fail.
Thank you so much for stopping by Let Us Reason Together with Dr. Jen’s podcast and YouTube channel. It was a pleasure having you as my audience. I hope I could encourage, motivate, and inspire you today. For it is my prayer that your journey in life will become clearer, brighter, and lighter daily.
According to the bible, the definition of forgiveness is God’s promise to pardon our sins or wrong-doings and He requires us to do the same to others (Mark 11:25, Matthew 6:14-15).
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