Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #134 — The Eternal Discourse

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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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Diana and Adri join Renay to discuss the 2021 Hugo Finalists…and the Discourse.

You can read a transcript of this episode.

One Good Thing — starts at 00:58
Media Consumed — starts at 04:30
Hugo Awards Finalists & Discourse — starts at 14:25

Media mentioned: Hangeul Master, Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler, Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler, Blaseball, Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen by Lois McMaster Bujold, Dragon Age: Origins, BangBangCon, The Sum Of Us by Heather McGhee, 2021 Hugo Award Finalists, Hugo Award Spreadsheet.

Guests: Adri (Twitter, Nerds of a Feather Flock Together); Diana (Twitter, Youtube)

Find us on Twitter: @fangirlpod, @renay, @booksmugglers or on Facebook, iTunes, & Stitcher.

Support us on Patreon!

Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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Diana and Adri join Renay to discuss the 2021 Hugo Finalists…and the Discourse.

You can read a transcript of this episode.

One Good Thing — starts at 00:58
Media Consumed — starts at 04:30
Hugo Awards Finalists & Discourse — starts at 14:25

Guests: Adri (Twitter, Nerds of a Feather Flock Together); Diana (Twitter, Youtube)

Find us on Twitter: @fangirlpod, @renay, @booksmugglers or on Facebook, iTunes, & Stitcher.

Support us on Patreon!

Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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Finder by Suzanne Palmer 37:21

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Fangirl Happy Hour – The End of an Era 2:47

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Diana, KJ, and Renay continue their October Daye Re-read Adventure and discuss the fourth book, Late Eclipses . Episode transcript coming soon! Good Things — starts at 01:07. Content warning for sexual abuse. Recent Media — starts at 13:50. Late Eclipses — starts at 24:14. Spoilers for the whole series. Media mentioned : Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, Soulstar by C.L. Polk, The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin, Ted Lasso S2, Stars Wars: Jedi Fallen Order , When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire, Cozy Grove , My Universe by Coldplay X BTS. Find us on Twitter: @fangirlpod , @renay , @booksmugglers or on Facebook , iTunes , & Stitcher . Support us on Patreon ! Art by justira . Transcripts by Susan . Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats . The post Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #137 — We’ve Connected the Dots appeared first on Fangirl Happy Hour .…

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Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #134 — The Eternal Discourse 1:06:48

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Diana and Adri join Renay to discuss the 2021 Hugo Finalists…and the Discourse. You can read a transcript of this episode. One Good Thing — starts at 00:58 Media Consumed — starts at 04:30 Hugo Awards Finalists & Discourse — starts at 14:25 Media mentioned : Hangeul Master , Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler, Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler, Blaseball , Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen by Lois McMaster Bujold, Dragon Age: Origins , BangBangCon, The Sum Of Us by Heather McGhee, 2021 Hugo Award Finalists , Hugo Award Spreadsheet . Guests : Adri ( Twitter , Nerds of a Feather Flock Together ); Diana ( Twitter , Youtube ) Find us on Twitter: @fangirlpod , @renay , @booksmugglers or on Facebook , iTunes , & Stitcher . Support us on Patreon ! Art by justira . Transcripts by Susan . Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats . The post Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #134 — The Eternal Discourse appeared first on Fangirl Happy Hour .…

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Renay is joined by guest host, Claire! They chat about good things happening during these pandemic times, media we’ve been consuming, and the annual Fangirl Happy Hour Hugo Award Discourse. Episode transcript coming soon! Good Things — starts at 01:45 Media Consumed — starts at 06:41 The Hugo Awards — starts at 32:09 Guest Host : Claire Rousseau ( Twitter , Youtube ) Media mentioned : The Sims 4 , I Hate Men by Pauline Harmange, Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall, Death Sets Sail by Robin Stevens, lilsimsie , WandaVision , Network Effect by Martha Effect, Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, Give People Money by Annie Lowrey, H.R. 1 – For the People Act of 2021 , Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom (2021), Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom (2022), Archive of Our Own , FIYAH , FIYAHCON 2021 , Flights of Foundry , CoNZealand Fringe Universal Basic Income Resources : Mincome , SEED , Everywhere basic income has been tried, in one map , Utopia For Realists by Rutger Bregman, What is Basic Income? Find us on Twitter: @fangirlpod , @renay , @booksmugglers or on Facebook , iTunes , & Stitcher . Support us on Patreon ! Art by justira . Transcripts by Susan . Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats . The post Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #132 — Reverse Flounce appeared first on Fangirl Happy Hour .…

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Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #131 — Cheer Up, Buttercup 34:00

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Ana and Renay discuss Descendent of the Crane by Joan He and Renay interviews Jenny from Reading the End about Chinese fantasy drama, The Untamed . Episode transcript coming soon! What We’re Watching — starts at 02:53 Descendent of the Crane — starts at 14:05 The Interview: The Untamed — starts at 27:50 Interviewee: Jenny ( @readingtheend ) Untamed: a Primer Lady-centric Untamed/MDZS fic recs Media mentioned: Knives Out , The Witcher , Dracula , Sex Education , Mass Effect , Township , The Untamed , Descendent of the Crane by Joan He, The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, Be the Serpent , Fullmetal Alchemist Find us on Twitter: @fangirlpod , @renay , @booksmugglers or on Facebook , iTunes , & Stitcher . Support us on Patreon ! Art by justira . Transcripts by Susan . Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats . The post Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #130 — Melodrama & Magic appeared first on Fangirl Happy Hour .…

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Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #129 — Lists, Lists, Lists 28:08

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We recap our recent reads and talk about the media we’re looking forward to in 2020. Episode transcript coming soon! What We’ve Read — starts at 00:25 Anticipated 2020 Media — starts at 13:46 Media mentioned: Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman, The Epic Crush of Genie Lo & The Iron Will of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee, Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore, The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Sex Education (S2), Schitt’s Creek (S6), Eternals (2020), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, Final Fantasy VII , Marvel’s Avengers , The Last of Us Part II , Way to the Woods , Underwater (2020), The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow, Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian, Let’s Get Literate! Anticipation 2020 (Part I) , Stormsong by C.L. Polk, Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales, The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Find us on Twitter: @fangirlpod , @renay , @booksmugglers or on Facebook , iTunes , & Stitcher . Support us on Patreon ! Art by justira . Transcripts by Susan . Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats . The post Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #129 — Lists, Lists, Lists appeared first on Fangirl Happy Hour .…

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Ana and Renay gather to have some feelings about The Rise of Skywalker. Episode transcript coming soon! The Rise of Skywalker (2019) on IMDB The Rec Center Find us on Twitter: @fangirlpod , @renay , @booksmugglers or on Facebook , iTunes , & Stitcher . Support us on Patreon ! Art by justira . Transcripts by Susan . Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats . The post Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #128 — The Rise of Skywalker (2019) appeared first on Fangirl Happy Hour .…

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Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #127 — Use the Tingle 41:56

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