Waiver Shmaiver - The Lack of Help & Surviving It w/ Lisa Manuel

The Grit and Grind of Autism- Finding Light Along the Journey

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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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Lisa Manuel is a graduate of the Baltimore International Culinary College. She worked with caterers and pastry chefs for several years prior to founding her own business in 2001. She worked until 2006 shortly after her son was diagnosed with autism. Lisa enjoys gardening, reading, and spending time with her friends. She is a very creative person which is revealed through her cakes, gardening, home decor and personal style. She lives in Baltimore with her husband, son, daughter and two dogs: Joey and Louise.

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The Grit and Grind of Autism- Finding Light Along the Journey

Waiver Shmaiver - The Lack of Help & Surviving It w/ Lisa Manuel

The Grit and Grind of Autism- Finding Light Along the Journey

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A new podcast released bi-monthly. I am having honest, raw and authentic conversations with caregivers, family members, friends, service providers, practitioners, legislatures and people with a diagnosis of autism. There are no boundaries, no shame, no judgement... just a safe place for our community to support one another and create collective, positive change. Autism is an epidemic. There is a place for everyone to better understand, support and contribute. Episodes released bi-monthly. Subscribe and follow on all major podcast platforms. Follow me at The MD Autism Project for more content. Instagram Facebook YouTube…

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