EP 44 - Building Resiliency

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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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This episode of What the Biz?! discusses the importance of building business resiliency in the face of disasters. The hosts explore what it means for a business to be resilient and offer practical steps to get you started:

Core Processes: Document your core processes so that others can step in if needed.
Identify Potential Failure Points: Ask yourself "What are the ways in which our business can fail?" Develop plans to address these vulnerabilities.
Concentric Circle Planning: Create plans for different timeframes (e.g., 2 days, 1 week, 1 month) for scenarios where you or key personnel are unavailable.
Redundancy: Have multiple lines of communication and designate backup points of contact.
Emergency Fund: Aim for a war chest of at least 6 months of operating expenses, ideally a year. This will give you time to recover from unexpected events.

Key Takeaways:

Business resiliency is the ability to adapt and recover from disruptions.
Planning ahead can significantly reduce stress and improve your chances of success during a crisis.
There will always be some unknowns, but a strong foundation of plans and resources will help you navigate them.

Your Next Steps:

Share this episode with your network to help spread awareness about business resilience.
Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform to help others discover this valuable resource.

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Daniel Proczko - myPocketMarketing
Brigitte Vegter - Vegter Financial

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What the Biz?!

EP 44 - Building Resiliency

What the Biz?!

published год назад

MP3•Главная эпизода

Core Processes: Document your core processes so that others can step in if needed.
Identify Potential Failure Points: Ask yourself "What are the ways in which our business can fail?" Develop plans to address these vulnerabilities.
Concentric Circle Planning: Create plans for different timeframes (e.g., 2 days, 1 week, 1 month) for scenarios where you or key personnel are unavailable.
Redundancy: Have multiple lines of communication and designate backup points of contact.
Emergency Fund: Aim for a war chest of at least 6 months of operating expenses, ideally a year. This will give you time to recover from unexpected events.

Key Takeaways:

Business resiliency is the ability to adapt and recover from disruptions.
Planning ahead can significantly reduce stress and improve your chances of success during a crisis.
There will always be some unknowns, but a strong foundation of plans and resources will help you navigate them.

Your Next Steps:

Share this episode with your network to help spread awareness about business resilience.
Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform to help others discover this valuable resource.

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