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Understanding the Elegant Math Behind Modern Machine Learning 1:14:43

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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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The Pavement Pounders discuss adapted science fiction, generally well-known films derived from written works. They read the book, watch the movie, watch remakes, reboots, re-adaptations, and give it all a good mulling over.

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“Bicentennial Man,” by Isaac Asimov (1999 movie)

4 päivää sitten

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This time the guys take up “The Bicentennial Man,” by Isaac Asimov, the 1976 novelette, and its 1999 movie adaptation Bicentennial Man . Rankings!: Colin: movie/story Seth: story/movie James: story/movie Notes & Links: That Joel Kinnaman/Eric Roberts looking The Positronic Man cover: Elizabeth Freeman, who successfully sued for her freedom from slavery https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/elizabeth-freeman-sued-for-freedom Bicentennial Man as a trans analogy: https://medium.com/gender-from-the-trenches/bicentennial-man-d417f5d93c14…

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She Artered Arterially (Nosferatu 2024)

5 weeks sitten

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We take a quick look at the new Nosferatu movie as part of our ongoing Draculadaptations series. We had some trouble with our digital recorder and lost parts of the conversation. I’ve tried to salvage what I could and I hope you enjoy it. Good news is that we all enjoyed the movie.

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LMNOP-plots (The Hunt for Red October, by Tom Clancy, recorded at )

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This time, the guys are joined by both of Colin’s adult sons as well as a mystery guest, at a secret location known only to everyone who listens to this episode. It’s a Christmas miracle! We’re covering The Hunt for Red October , by Tom Clancy, and its 1990 film adaptation. It’s fringy science fiction, but our podcast, our rules! More about OMSI and the USS Blueback: https://omsi.edu https://omsi.edu/exhibits/uss-blueback-submarine/ OMSI Tim’s links: https://thetidesofhistory.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-periscope-up-periscope-tales-of-submarine-tours/id1729076351 https://open.spotify.com/show/35kmkXTwTsjDgbK2mZYtFU https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA3mh-jJTdFbGBCvVd8fv3JL9hhqhlpRb Other Notes & Links: Naval News’ April Fool’s Prank: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/04/u-s-navy-submarine-first-in-world-fitted-with-silent-caterpillar-drive/ Seth referenced an AO Scott quote, but it’s Scott Tobias: https://www.avclub.com/what-makes-a-good-book-to-film-adaptation-1798230564 Peter referenced Smarter Every Day’s playlist of Nuclear Submarine videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjHf9jaFs8XWoGULb2HQRvhzBclS1yimW Tim K referenced Patrick Willems’s video on the Red October subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A2qBcjb6Ic…

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Mad Max in the Jungle! (Penal Colony, by Richard Herley, and 1994’s No Escape)

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Yes, we were going to be doing The Hunt For Red October . But we decided to kick that one down the road a month and replace it with a much less worthy movie, and an even less worthierer book. It’s the 1987 novel Penal Colony , by Richard Herley, and it’s a bit of a stinker. The movie is watchably bad and available for free with ads in several locations. The movie is the Ray Liotta-starring dystopian-ish No Escape , notable mostly for Stuart Wilson’s turn as the Big Bad. Trigger warning for the book: lots of talk of sexual assault in prisons. Also it’s super homophobic and basically distills down the essence of AIDS-fueled anti-gay sentiment that I remember so well from being a conservative kid in the 80s. We’ve moved on since then, but this book has not. The movie is arguably worth watching-ish, so if you don’t already possess the book, don’t spend any money on it. We’ll explain why. Rankings!: Seth/James/Colin: Movie/book…

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Jumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg (Jumanji 1995, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017)

18 weeks sitten

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This time we discuss the 1981 Caldecott-winning children’s book Jumanji , by Chris Van Allsburg, adapted into the 1995 Robin Williams movie of the same name, and expanded into the new Jumanji franchise started by Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle . Rankings!: Colin: 1995 movie, 2017 movie, book James: 2017 movie, 1995 movie, book Seth: 2017 movie, 1995 movie, book…

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It’s not Jersey Boys! R.U.R, by Karel Čapek

23 weeks sitten

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This month, we keep things close to home, which makes sense given that last month we were quite far from home. We go small like we’ve never gone before, diving into a local adaptation of R.U.R., or Rossum’s Universal Robots , by Karel Čapek. It’s not necessary to have gone to our local theater for the new adaptation, as it’s really quite close to the original. The 1920 play is worth reading, only takes a couple of hours, but it’s very much of its time. We talk director/adapter Matthew Zrebski about the changes he made and their impact on the story being told. So even if you didn’t get to see the new version, you can still enjoy the conversation and look into a creative’s mind. Really this just gave us an excuse to talk about an extremely influential piece of SF history. https://lakewoodtheatrecompany.csstix.com/event-details.php?e=1119 https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/karel-capek/r-u-r/paul-selver_nigel-playfair…

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Live at Glasgow 2024 WorldCon! Games/Video Games Adapted to Film!

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We had a fun time recording live at WorldCon with a few select friends in the audience, talking about games and video games adapted into movies. And with a bonus quiz from listener and fellow podcaster Andy Parry. We discuss (briefly) Battleship , Doom , and Clue , and also mention a number of other game to movie adaptations. Thanks to Lori, Kevin, Damo, Andy, Ivor, Tim, and Luke for attending and participating in the discussion! Andy’s podcast! (I guested to talk about a book by Hugo Gernsback): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andy-parry/ Ink to Film podcast! (Similar to what we do, they just do it better): https://www.inktofilm.com/…

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Flubber Colonoscopy! (The Absent-Minded Professor/Flubber, based on “A Situation of Gravity,” by Samuel W. Taylor

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This time we picked up a very hard to find story, “A Situation of Gravity,” by Samuel W. Taylor, which was adapted into the 1961 movie The Absent-Minded Professor and the 1996 remake Flubber . The story was originally published in the May 22, 1943 issue of Liberty magazine. We couldn’t find that. It was also anthologized in Taylor’s book Take My Advice, Mr. President . We also couldn’t find that. But one of our local librarians traced us down a scan of the story from the anthology. Let us know if you have an easier time finding it. If not, enjoy the episode without the reading! Rankings! James: Story/1996 movie/1961 movie Colin: 1961 movie/1996 movie/Story Seth: 1961 movie/Story/1996 movie Let us know if you were able to find the story. It’s truly difficult to find.…

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Stalker, based on Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky (with guest Ben DeBono)

35 weeks sitten

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Ben DeBono from The Sci-Fi Christian joins us once again to discuss a slow science fiction movie and the book that inspired it. It’s Roadside Picnic , by the Strugatsky Brothers, adapted by Andrei Tarkovsky into Stalker . SFC episode about Ben catching up with the Criteron Collection: http://thescifichristian.com/2023/08/episode-1107-criterion-completion/ SF 101 episode about the OMSI Science Fiction Film Festival: https://101sf.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-festival-of-sci-fi-bonus-episode-of.html Rankings!: Ben: Film/Book Colin: Book/Film James: Book/Film Seth: Film/Book…

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A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeline L’Engle

40 weeks sitten

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It’s unfortunately time to talk about the A Wrinkle In Time adaptations. We also discuss the book, of course, but I tried to pull back a bit since my fuller thoughts on the book are also covered in my Hugos There episode with Mandy Self: https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeline-lengle-feat-mandy-self/ Rankings ! Colin/James/Seth: book very large chasm, perhaps a cloud of cosmic evil or negative energy or some BS 2003 movie 2018 movie…

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Arachnotherapy! (Spaceman of Bohemia)

46 weeks sitten

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In this episode, we discuss the new Adam Sandler movie (okay, it came out March 1st, but it was new for us!) Spaceman , based on Spaceman of Bohemia , by Jaroslav Kalfar. It’s an interesting adaptation of an interesting book, but don’t go in looking for an action movie. It’s not necessary to read the book to enjoy the movie, but you do miss quite a bit of background. Rankings! Colin: movie/book James: book/movie Seth: book/movie…

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Dune: Part Two

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We saw Dune: Part Two , then grabbed dinner, then got together to discuss our thoughts on the second half of Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation. We all loved it and welcome any other SF adaptations he wants to do in the future.

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season One

1 year sitten

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The guys follow up their coverage of The Lightning Thief by discussing the first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians . Rankings: Colin/James/Seth: book/series/a very large gap/movie

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Those Meddling Satyrs: The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, Part One (2010 movie)

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This is the first of two episodes we’ll do on The Lightning Thief . In this one, we just discuss the book and 2010 movie. We’ll get to the series next month once it’s complete. Rankings!: James/Colin/Seth: book/movie (duh) A couple of links: My blog post that I resurrected and commented on: https://pavementpodcast.com/the-lightning-thief-movie-how-to-badly-adapt-a-book-a-case-study/ Rick Riordan’s reminisces about the movie: https://rickriordan.com/2018/11/memories-from-my-tv-movie-experience/…

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The Shepherd, by Frederick Forsyth (and 2023 short film)

1 year sitten

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A quick end of the year episode about the new Disney+ short film (40 minutes), Shepherd , based on the Frederick Forsyth novella of the same name. I believe the story is more well known by folks in Britain and former Crown Colonies than it is to American audiences; this was certainly our first experience of the story, and it’s quite delightful. All the best holiday greetings to all of you, and I hope you have a great New Year.…

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