007 – Keeping The Christmas Story Fresh (Prince Of Peace 3/4)

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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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How do we keep the story of Jesus' birth fresh year after year? It's a story many of us have heard for years. Joining us in The Sheep Shed this week is Kristi Knott. We discuss why we can so easily gloss over this significant story and practical ways to keep it engaging. We explore the impact of Christ's incarnation, new perspectives on the Christmas story, and how to incorporate its message into our daily lives. We also dive into reflections and tips to deepen our understanding of the Christmas story.

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011 - Continuing Together: Next Steps With God (Continuing Together 2/4) 45:44

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010 - Church Covenant FAQ’s (Continuing Together 1/4) 44:21

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009 - Reading Through The Bible 30:25

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008 - A Humble Christmas Beginning (Prince Of Peace 4/4) 20:47

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007 – Keeping The Christmas Story Fresh (Prince Of Peace 3/4) 42:36

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006 – Prioritizing Jesus During The Holidays (Prince Of Peace 2/4) 34:02

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005 - Prince of Peace: A Good Shepherd Music Original (Prince of Peace 1/4) 33:44

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This week in The Sheep Shed we are joined by members of our worship team. Josh Putnam, Hannah Schumacher, and Colby Carter join us to talk about Good Shepherd’s new original song, “Prince of Peace.” We talk about the inspiration and process behind creating the song, how it fits into our Christmas series, and how they hope it impacts our church. Plus, enjoy an exclusive listen to the song and learn how to stream it. We know you'll love the start of our Christmas series in The Sheep Shed.…

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003 - Comparing & Minimizing Our Sin 33:34

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002 - Demonizing Others In A Political World 35:48

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