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…
What does it look like to both proclaim and demonstrate the gospel on the streets of King’s Cross and beyond? How might we pursue and partner with the miraculous acts of Jesus? In this first episode back after a while, we chat with Lois Tackie-Oblie, Evangelism Pastor at KXC, about all things miracles and praying for people on the streets of King’s Cross, London.…
Rachel Hughes, who leads Gas Street Church in Birmingham with her husband Tim, talks us through the practice of faithfulness. She shares powerfully and practically, pointing to her own personal experience to demonstrate why this slightly unglamourous fruit of the Spirit is of such vital importance for us today.…
Back at the beginning of 2020 we hosted a live Pattern event looking at the topic of Exhaustion with Dr Roger Bretherton. Roger is senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Lincoln and is chair of The British Association of Christians in Psychology. In this special episode, Roger explores the differences between tiredness and exhaustion as well as encouraging us in practices to live more fully and compassionately.…
Nick Crawley, leader of Crossnet Church in Bristol and creator of the Bible for Life resource, shares his wisdom on scripture memorisation and the impact it can have on our lives.
Tyler Staton – who pastors Trinity Grace Church in Williamsburg, NYC – unpacks this ancient practice to help us be with Jesus through reading and meditating on the Bible prayerfully.
Katia Adams unpacks the practice of faith for the Pattern podcast, casting vision for how Jesus calls us to lead “unreasonable” lives that unlock the impossible
In 2015 Bishop Michael Curry was appointed presiding bishop of the US Episcopal Church. Last year, he captivated millions the world over with his address at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It was an absolute privilege to sit down with Bishop Curry at Canterbury Cathedral to discuss the practice of love.…
John Swinton joins us from his sabbatical in Australia to share his thoughts and insights on compassion. John was a nurse in the mental health sector and now is a professor at the University of Aberdeen. He has a beautiful vision for living lives of compassion fuelled by his life long work and friendship with those affected by mental health.…
We caught up with Ruth Yimika Afolabi, writer, editor and founder of Magnify magazine. Words are clearly important for her work life but we wanted to hear her thoughts on the impact they can have on a personal relationship with God.
Pete Greig, founder of 24-7 Prayer and who leads Emmaus Road Guildford with his wife Sammy, discusses his thoughts on the practice of solitude. Pete explains how it is one of the most radical things we can practice in our apprenticeship to Jesus whether you’re an extrovert or an introvert.
Caleb Meakins has plenty of experience in stepping out of his comfort zone. He founded the Shift movement, a community of young Christians with a vision to see people captivated by God and impacting culture, and more recently set up Bake and Brew, a coffee house and creative community space in Ethiopia. In this episode, he joins us to share his thoughts on the importance of living an undignified life and how to overcome a fear of failure.…
Bishop of Kensington, Graham Tomlin, was heavily involved in caring for the local community affected by the Grenfell tragedy of June 2017. In this podcast, we explore the topic of peace and how we can experience it amidst the ups and downs of life.
For this episode, we headed to Lambeth Palace to speak with Kiera Phyo, director of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Reconciling Leaders Network, and Philip Guthrie, a mediator and trustee of Wandsworth Mediation Service, about the extraordinary power of reconciliation.
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