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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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13 - on Building a Community

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Building a community takes time and effort, especially in tech.

In this episode Amanda and Pilou share with us their strategies, tips and day to day's in building and steering two very different types of communities, the 'Ruby on Rails' community and a community centered around Advent of Code and having fun solving the daily exercises.

The passion they feel for these communities really shone through and it was amazing to see the effort required.

If you are part of a community or trying to build one, you definitely need to listen

Amanda is the executive director of the Rails Foundation

Pilou is Co Founder of ShipOnRails, they have a chat already available: https://ai.shiponrails.com/

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13 - on Building a Community 40:55

10 hari yang lalu40:55

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Building a community takes time and effort, especially in tech. In this episode Amanda and Pilou share with us their strategies, tips and day to day's in building and steering two very different types of communities, the 'Ruby on Rails' community and a community centered around Advent of Code and having fun solving the daily exercises. The passion they feel for these communities really shone through and it was amazing to see the effort required. If you are part of a community or trying to build one, you definitely need to listen Amanda is the executive director of the Rails Foundation Pilou is Co Founder of ShipOnRails , they have a chat already available: https://ai.shiponrails.com/…

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12- on Team Efficiency 51:34

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"Focus on outcomes, not output" 🚀 Join Stan, Thierry and I as we discuss what makes a team efficient and what practices will help raise the efficiency of any team. If you are part of a software team, this episode is definitely worth listening! You can find Thierry at: https://thinkinglabs.io/ You can find Stan at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boyet…

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11- On tests and RSpec 53:34

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Steven and Philippe joined me to dive deep into testing and RSpec. We covered best practices, common pitfalls, and shared some real-world insights that every developer can relate to. If you're into writing better tests (or just want to hear some passionate devs chat about it), this one's for you! You can find Steven here: www.stevenrbaker.com - https://fosstodon.org/@srbaker - https://x.com/srbaker You can find Philippe here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippevaneerdenbrugghe - https://www.linkedin.com/company/nodalview/…

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10 - on Tests First 51:39

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In this episode, Philippe, Jose, and I dive into one of the most debated practices in software development: Test-First Development .We explore: - The advantages of writing tests before code - The correlation between testable code and 'good' code - The common arguments against testing first Whether you're a junior developer curious about improving your coding practices, or a seasoned engineer looking to refine your techniques, this episode has something for everyone. What are your thoughts on Test-First Development? Have you embraced it, or are you still on the fence? Let's discuss in the comments! You can find Jose at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josedanielblanco/ | www.thoughtbot.com You can find Philippe at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippevaneerdenbrugghe/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/nodalview/…

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09- on Customer Support/Experience and Tech 46:07

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I had the immense pleasure to have a conversation with Andrea and Rita on Customer Support and Success. They were full of insights about their job and how they relate to tech departments in their companies. You can find Andrea at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amarengo You can find Rita at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-m-79736086…

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08- On eXtreme Programming 42:26

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A few days ago I had the best time learning from Rob and Steven about eXtreme Programming. It was great having such experienced people on! You can find Rob at: https://ruby.social/@purinkle - https://www.linkedin.com/in/purinkle/ You can find Steven at: https://stevenrbaker.com/ - https://x.com/srbaker - https://fosstodon.org/@srbaker…

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On what makes a good team 54:00

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Last Friday I was really fortunate to have Stan and Melissa with me to discuss what makes a good team, and the role of a leader in the team. Their insights were superb! I truly encourage you to check this one out. You can find Melissa at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melidomi You can find Stan at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boyet/ The Belbin team roles come from: https://www.belbin.com/about/belbin-team-roles…

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On Agile 50:29

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George and Martin joined me a few days ago to talk about agile.It was truly a very interesting conversation. Both of them have really interesting insights and experiences with agile. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. You can find Martin at: https://bsky.app/profile/martinvanaken.bsky.social / joyouscoding.com / https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinvanaken/ And George at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-kosmopoulos/ https://gkosmo.eu DORA Metrics: https://dora.dev/guides/dora-metrics-four-keys/ Modern Agile: https://modernagile.org/…

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On Sales and Tech 1:06:09

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In this Episode, Solenn and Martin join me to discuss the relationship between Sales people and Tech people, and to give a better understanding of how Sales People work You can find Martin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-schr%C3%B6der-optimy You can find Solenn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sotaveau…

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On being a Generalist 43:52

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I am joined in this episode by Alkiviadis and Corentin to discuss what being a generalist means. How they manage to thrive in a world that pushes to specialization and what lessons they have learned in their journey. You can find Alkis at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkiviadis-tzaras/ You can find Corentin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpeyresblanques/…

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On Solo-preneurship 52:18

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In this episode, Prabin, Simon and I discuss their journey into solo-preneurship. You can find Simon on: X (Twitter), and his current project: Proggy.io You can find Prabin on: X (Twitter), and his current project: Zero Config Rails

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On Power and Responsibility 52:08

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In this eposiode, Kalindi, Philippe and I discuss what power we have as Software Engineers and what our responsibilities should be. You can find Kalindi on: Linkedin, Instagram, and her personal website You can find Philippe (CTO of Nodalview) on Linkedin Links: - Ethics can’t be a side hustle article - Spike of phone usage after work…

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On continuous learning 34:12

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In this Episode: - Aslihan Hird: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aslihan-hird/ - Martin Van Aken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinvanaken/ and I discuss topics centered around continuous learning in tech (Big thanks to Aslihan (IG: @aksak.ak) for the final edit and fixing of the audio files!)

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