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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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#TheHustle: Ernie Omondi - Solutions Engineer @Facebook

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Halle Rubera shares the stories of accomplished African professionals from different backgrounds currently working at top global firms. #TheHustle sheds light on the wide array of career opportunities - and highlights the wit, grit and hustle of these high-achievers in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, engineering, scientific research and more.

Ernie Omondi - Harvard College, Solutions Engineer at Facebook. Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya. When Ernie switched majors in college, he was uncertain about next steps in his career. He proactively sought advice from upperclassmen and fellow Computer Science Majors - and that’s how he learned about Facebook University. With just a few days to the application deadline, Ernie enlisted the help and encouragement of friends and peers to apply to Facebook. The rest is history. Ernie’s experience is a wonderful story of proactivity, courage and resolve.
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Tales of Strength and Resilience: Ep 9 with Kendi Mwabila 31:02

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Tales of Strength and Resilience: Ep 8 with Douglas Ogutu 33:17

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Tales of Strength and Resilience: Ep 4 with Dorothy Nakaggwa 31:34

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Tales of Strength and Resilience: Ep 3 with Eve Kibare 32:55

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Tales of Strength and Resilience: Ep 2 with Lucy Mwakaba 29:22

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Tales of Strength and Resilience Episode 1 13:43

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Episode 4 Mindset of Young People in Africa 25:52

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Episode 3 Education in Africa 13:22

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