A Change Of Heart podcast

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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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Stories of people breaking free from hate and extremism. Focussing on interfaith experiences and dialogue, with Atif Rashid and Sabah Ahmedi. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Reach out to us if you have a story to share.

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A Change of Heart

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Discussion on BBC Asian Network 16:48

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Presenter Ankur Desai from BBC Asian Network asked us about A Change of Heart and our motivations for starting the podcast, which was created during the Covid-19 lockdown.

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Yossi Klein Halevi: I was a Jewish extremist 40:30

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Yossi Klein Halevi is an Israeli-American author who wrote the New York Times best-seller Letters to My Palestinian Neighbour. The son of a holocaust survivor, he grew up hating the world and being distrustful towards all non-Jews, joining the Jewish Defence League in his teens - a radical right-wing organisation which has since been designated a terrorist group by the FBI. He then re-examined his beliefs and has been involved in extensive interfaith outreach and is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem which explores Judaism in the modern world. Presented by Atif Rashid Follow A Change of Heart on Instagram .…

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Alex Falcon: Living with Muslims changed me 10:01

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(Name, voice and avatar have been changed to protect the anonymity of the guest. The story is real, in the same words written to us.) Alex is an engineer originally from Texas, now living in California. He had little knowledge or experience with Muslims and whatever he knew about Islam was what he saw on TV… that was until he took a trip abroad and stayed with a Muslim family. Alex (not his real name) got in touch and messaged us his experiences on Instagram. He is played by an actor but the answers are all his. Presented by Sabah Ahmedi Follow A Change of Heart on Instagram .…

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Drew Miller Hyndman: Radicalised by gaming 36:46

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Drew Miller Hydman works at the BBC and was trained on one of its development schemes. But as a teenager he was sucked into a web of conspiracy theories and radical ideas. He describes how watching gaming videos led him to start believing in conspiracy theories and harbouring anti-feminist sentiment. This made him question Islam's role in the west and whether it was compatible with western values. A trip abroad opened his mind and what he saw there changed his life. Presented by Atif Rashid Follow A Change of Heart on Instagram .…

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Kosta Lucas: A mission to eradicate extremism. 29:00

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Kosta is a researcher and expert in preventing and countering violent extremism, working with the big tech giants like Google & Facebook to help them understand and deal with the things that lead to extremism. We spoke to him about the role of faith in radicalisation, how people with opposing beliefs can coexist in peace, and whether extremism really is on the rise. Presented by Atif Rashid Follow A Change of Heart on Instagram .…

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A Young Imam & a BBC Journalist 18:55

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Sabah Ahmedi is one of Britain's youngest imams and has teamed up with BBC journalist Atif Rashid to launch this podcast. In this first episode you'll hear about their jobs, why they've started this podcast and a sneak peak of what's coming up, as well as some light banter! Follow A Change of Heart on Instagram .…

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Welcome to A Change of Heart 2:31

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