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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…

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Geekshow Arcade: Owen Lags Out 43:37

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-Repair your own Xbox Controller! https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-starts-selling-replacement-parts-for-xbox-gamepads-174023573.html -8bitdo breaking into keyboards: https://www.ign.com/articles/8bitdo-retro-mechanical-keyboard-wireless-mechanical-keyboard -Current Gen Consoles finally have sales -The Switch 2 Rumor mill is about to take off: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-nintendo-switch-2-targets-2024-with-next-gen-console/ -What do you do when you run into P3 while playing Fallout 76? You drop heals and stims of course: https://gamerant.com/xbox-fallout-76-gamer-phil-spencer-encounter/ -In the first half of August Gamepass is losing 4 games and adding 6 to its library.…

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Geekshow Helpdesk: Beating a LED Horse 48:22

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-Like Energy Star but for security: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23798153/fcc-cyber-trust-mark-biden-security -3D VNAND Mobile CPUs: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-3d-v-cache-comes-to-laptops-ryzen-9-7945hx3d-cpu-listed -Ask Abe Linciln for Advice: https://www.engadget.com/meta-is-reportedly-planning-an-abe-lincoln-chatbot-as-part-of-a-public-ai-push-190922903.html -FTC swings for the fences. Faces down Amazon: https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/26/0041223/ftc-readies-lawsuit-that-could-break-up-amazon -RIP incandescent bulbs… mostly: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/1/23816510/incandescent-light-bulb-2023-sale-ban-usa -Echo Buds Review from someone who isn’t Tony…

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Geekshow Arcade: A Jarron Pause 38:35

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-Pizza Controller for Xbox: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/24/23805501/microsoft-xbox-pizza-scented-controller-tmnt-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles -More Acquisitions: https://www.ign.com/articles/tencent-buys-dying-light-developer-techland -Ubisoft almost really stepped in it: https://wccftech.com/ubisoft-accounts-pc-games-not-eligible-deletion/ -Simpsons Hit and Run fan remake: https://www.ign.com/articles/awesome-looking-the-simpsons-hit-and-run-fan-remake-is-complete-but-it-will-never-be-released -Shoutout to PC Gaming Wiki -Epic Games summer sale is live: https://www.polygon.com/deals/23800725/epic-games-stores-summer-sale-rewards-deals -Blizzard is beginning to thaw (HAR HAR HAR). Overwatch 2 coming to Steam: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23982127/overwatch-2-coming-to-steam-on-august-10 -Ubisoft throws shade at its own unfinishable games. Star Wars Outlaws news: https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-outlaws-devs-promise-it-wont-be-a-300-hour-epic-unfinishable-rpg -AntStream? Never heard of it… but it’s available as a service now on your Xbox! https://kotaku.com/retro-games-arcade-xbox-x-s-antstream-mortal-kombat-1850669127 -“Intimacy Coordinators”? For a video game? ok. https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-used-intimacy-coordinators-for-sex-scenes-i-never-felt-yuck-in-a-recording-session-at-all-says-actor/ https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-looks-like-its-gonna-eat-starfields-lunch-when-it-comes-to-romances/…

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Geekshow Helpdesk: Touching Tips 59:27

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-That didn’t last long Chevy Bolt is back: https://www.engadget.com/gm-says-a-next-gen-chevy-bolt-is-on-the-way-144518735.html -DJI Air 3: https://www.engadget.com/dji-air-3-review-a-high-quality-zoom-adds-new-creative-options-130020261.html -New Sony Earbuds: https://www.whathifi.com/advice/sony-wf-1000xm5-release-date-rumours-potential-price-features-and-spec-leaks -New drug to slow Alzheimer’s progression: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1954453 -Yes, it can always get worse. Twitter is throwing away it’s valuable brand: https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-is-rebranding-twitter-to-x-and-killing-the-bird-logo-165944573.html?src=rss -Fed launches instant payments service. No more waiting! https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/20/1445203/fed-launches-long-awaited-instant-payments-service-modernizing-system?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Nissan is the next domino: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1955084 -Electric air taxis are coming! https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2023/07/19/electric-air-taxi-startup-completes-maiden-flight-at-70kph/ -Arc Browser now available for everyone https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/25/1914242/the-arc-browser-is-now-available-for-all-ios-and-mac-users?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -De-extinction Science. Like Jurassic Park https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/07/09/2116236/real-world-jurassic-park-startup-argues-not-de-extincting-animals-would-be-even-scarier -Once more around the toilet bowl. Elon officially changes Twitter’s brand trademark… https://futurism.com/facebook-owns-trademark-x-social-media https://www.engadget.com/twitters-rebrand-to-x-could-worsen-its-legal-and-financial-problems-233914973.html…

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Geekshow Arcade: Microsoft Wins. Again. 43:44

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-Probably shouldn’t be excited for this but I kind of am: https://www.ign.com/videos/invincible-guarding-the-globe-official-announcement-trailer -For Jarron to cry over: https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-has-17000-variations-on-its-ending-a-number-that-gives-me-a-headache-just-thinking-about-it/ -Black Panther game announced: https://www.polygon.com/23787530/marvel-black-panther-video-game-ea-cliffhanger-games-announcement -Documents leak for mid-90s Sega: https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/07/06/1334229/mid-1990s-sega-document-leak-shows-how-it-lost-the-second-console-war-to-sony?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Preorders are live for Framework’s modular laptop: https://www.engadget.com/you-can-pre-order-frameworks-modular-gaming-laptop-16-today-183702718.html?src=rss -Sony agrees to 10 year CoD deal: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1954258 -PS Plus July Lineup. CoD: Black Ops Cold War; Alan Wake Remastered; Ending - Extinction is forever. Are these good? https://www.engadget.com/playstation-plus-free-july-games-include-cod-black-ops-cold-war-and-alan-wake-remastered-183056964.html -Goodbye Xbox Gold, you were a good friend. https://www.darkhorizons.com/game-pass-core-replacing-xbox-live-gold/…

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Geekshow Helpdesk: Concernispy! 55:38

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-Aspertame bad?: https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/aspartame-diet-sodas-and-cancer-risk-making-sense-of-the-new-who-classification/ -BT audio getting another upgrade: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2023/06/qualcomm-s3-gen-2-sound-platform-portfolio-extended-to-deliver-b -VanMoof declared bankruptcy: https://slashdot.org/story/23/07/18/099236/vanmoof-the-most-funded-e-bike-company-in-the-world-declared-bankrupt?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -A competitor is making VanMoof’s software available for customers: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1954394 -Corsair is buying Drop: https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/07/17/168213/corsair-is-buying-mechanical-keyboard-maker-drop?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Honor Magic V2 is the thinnest foldable smartphone: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1953631 -Threads usage drops by half: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/18/003225/threads-usage-drops-by-half-from-initial-surge?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -TikTok being banned from govt devices? Here’s a compelling argument for that, and maybe the US in general. https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/07/11/225202/tiktok-executive-admits-australian-users-data-accessed-by-employees-in-china -Remember that book that James shilled so much he bought a random person a copy of it? American Kingpin? Here’s a related followup. https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23791602/silk-road-variety-jones-prison -Threads says it isn’t trying to copy Twitter, but it kinda is… Threads Continues to Copy Twitter's Worst Elements With New Rate Limit Http://gizmodo.com/threads-introduces-new-rate-limits-just-like-twitter-1850650673 -AI in Politcal ADs. Is there a solution? https://gizmodo.com/ron-desantis-unleashes-ai-attack-ad-against-trump-1850650671…

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Geekshow Helpdesk: It’s Got a Vibe 52:49

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-Chinese Smuggler with NVMEs: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/smuggler-caught-with-420-m2-ssds-strapped-to-his-stomachhttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/smuggler-caught-with-420-m2-ssds-strapped-to-his-stomach -Chinese startup says its batteries charge super fast and have no degradation in the cold: https://www.engadget.com/chinese-startup-says-its-new-ev-battery-doesnt-lose-range-in-the-cold-164149959.html?src=rss -Mercedes is the next domino: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/07/2113252/mercedes-benz-is-the-first-german-automaker-to-adopt-teslas-ev-charging-standard?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Toyota claims technological breakthrough with solid-state batteries: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/07/05/2345213/toyota-claims-solid-state-battery-has-745-mile-range-10-minute-charging-time?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Social Media Privacy, how does Threads stack up? https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/how-threads-privacy-policy-compares-to-twitters-and-its-rivals/ -Threads hits 100M users in 5 Days: https://gizmodo.com/threads-instagram-100-million-zuckerberg-musk-1850621471 -Hottest day ever: https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/7/5/23784587/hottest-day-heat-wave-recorded-temperature-climate-change…

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Geekshow Arcade: A Trip Down Nostalgia Road 59:06

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-MS beats Sony! Er, I mean the FTC: https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.htmlhttps://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.html -The UK’s CMA starts to flip flop on the MS + Activision deal: https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.html -All the old games are lost: https://kotaku.com/classic-games-history-foundation-preservation-yakuza-1850623857 -Console Countdown (James's Game)…

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Geekshow Arcade: Jarron Teaches Accounting 52:32

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-Stop requiring online connection on offline play: https://www.engadget.com/diablo-iv-and-other-blizzard-games-are-down-due-to-a-ddos-attack-164231957.html -Whelp, here we go again with google: https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/26/youtube-reportedly-experimenting-with-online-games/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAuL6W2c43tZePKNdWeYHg0Wo9wcK8aJSrb1EkUMhwf4GI5mYDt2ARPqhdMUP6KizqyON-VOay6FeedZGbEU-ek6L6FKixrogDjQ4G6H5smIZxWJ-8GjEx3OLRG4IuuH0lW1aiNBq69cOduJBAXrm6yTMvT5iJS7v0ESvFZJZoE6 -Gollum drags Dev into volcano with him: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gollum-studios-next-lotr-game-canceled-dev-no-longer-making-games-at-all/1100-6515620/ -Apple game porting toolkit is somehow better and worse than expected: https://youtu.be/jTsc_UvlT3E -PlayStation secrets because of a sharpie: https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/06/29/035227/sonys-confidential-playstation-secrets-just-spilled-because-of-a-sharpie?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Here’s the next clever anti-cheat method for CoD. Hallucinations. https://www.engadget.com/call-of-duty-is-using-clones-of-real-players-to-mess-with-cheaters-204515183.html -Only Up? Twitch streamers seem to love this game. https://www.polygon.com/23774440/only-up-twitch-tiktok-twitter-climbing-game-influencers-social-media-explainer…

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Geekshow Helpdesk: The O D A 57:47

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-Musk is really murdering twitter: https://www.ign.com/articles/elon-musk-announces-daily-twitter-limitations-as-thousands-report-problems-seeing-tweets -Does Taurine slow the aging process? https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/06/08/2222201/common-energy-drink-ingredient-taurine-may-slow-aging-process?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Humane’s Ai Pin is coming this year: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23779654/humane-ai-pin-name-launch-date -Meta’s Threads is announced: https://www.engadget.com/metas-threads-app-is-here-to-challenge-twitter-230039730.html?src=rss -New price tag for retrieving martian samples. https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/the-mars-sample-return-mission-is-starting-to-give-nasa-sticker-shock/ -Alef Automotive flying car with FAA special clearance. Delivery in 2025 taking pre-orders now. https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/03/1926244/flying-car-prototype-gets-airworthiness-certified-by-faa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QaTwebs5nY -What is Bluesky? Will this be the next Twitter? https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-2023-federation-architecture https://blueskyweb.xyz/faq…

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Geekshow Helpdesk: Morphobot 52:52

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Echo Earbuds 2023 review, Govt spends on broadband coverage, M4 Drone, NACs is getting SAE treatment, Ford Supervan 4, Reddit Blackout made Google Search worse

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Geekshow Arcade: Did Sony Buy Off the FTC?... 46:55

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Xbox vs The FTC, AMD Sponsored games are bad, Meta Quest Subscription, Nintendo Direct Update, Switch 2 Rumors

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Geekshow Arcade: Tony Eats TotK Crow 1:08:15

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ROG Ally Reviews at the end, Nintendo is stingy with sequels, Tony likes Zelda TotK?... Demos reports from Steamfest Next, Ubisoft looking good actually, Halo is still on the struggle bus, Casual gaming is a money printer (New Logo Coming)

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Geekshow Helpdesk: Left with a bag of old words... 43:33

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Google Domains is dead, NACS is taking over charging, Reddit is full of Pr0ns, Data Caps still suck, Lando bungles a sign off. (New logo coming soon)

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6-15-23: Dumpster Fire! 1:15:30

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