Episodes

  • Ep. 167: Are games the key to building AGI? | Julian Togelius

    Ep. 167: Are games the key to building AGI? | Julian Togelius
    Sep 10 2024
    Julian Togelius is an associate professor of computer science at New York University. His research lies at the intersection between computational intelligence and games, and he is currently focused on using evolutionary algorithms to generate levels, maps, or game rules. In addition, he has worked on a wide variety of problems related to evolutionary reinforcement learning, and he is the author of a forthcoming book on artificial general intelligence through MIT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Ep. 166: The story of SpaceX | Eliana Sherriff

    Ep. 166: The story of SpaceX | Eliana Sherriff
    Aug 27 2024
    After nearly a decade in TV news, Eli quit her job to become a full-time space journalist, creating content on YouTube and X. She spends most of her time covering rocket launches and documenting the story of SpaceX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep. 165: Existential risk, existential hope, and the secrets to winning at life. | James Norris

    Ep. 165: Existential risk, existential hope, and the secrets to winning at life. | James Norris
    Aug 13 2024
    All his life, James has been searching for the best ways to change himself and change the world. He started as an entrepreneur at age 6 and since has co-founded or helped build 9 businesses and 16 organizations, including the global conference series for the effective altruism movement, the world’s first global lifehacking event series, Southeast Asia’s first social innovation hackathon series, and a university for today’s Leonardo da Vincis. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin as a triple major/quadruple minor. He’s spent 20+ years unsystematically upgrading himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Ep. 164: The frontiers of neuromorphic quantum computing | Clifford Mapp

    Ep. 164: The frontiers of neuromorphic quantum computing | Clifford Mapp
    Jul 30 2024
    Clifford Mapp is the global head of ecosystem development and information security at Dynex, the world’s only accessible neuromorphic quantum computing cloud for solving real-world problems at scale. Dynex is already supporting thousands of projects in health/pharma, research, AI/ML, architecture, aerospace, EVs, and fintech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Ep. 163: AI and the coming cognitive revolution. | Nathan Labenz

    Ep. 163: AI and the coming cognitive revolution. | Nathan Labenz
    Jul 16 2024
    Nathan Labenz is a technology entrepreneur, artificial intelligence analyst, and the founder and former CEO of Waymark. With a background in philosophy and a keen eye for innovation, Nathan led Waymark from its inception to its status as a trailblazer in generative AI-powered content creation. As host of 'The Cognitive Revolution' podcast, he explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on work, life, society, and culture from every possible angle. Through conversations with notable builders, researchers, and investors, as well as original deep-dive analysis on topics of particular interest, Nathan helps business, policy, and academic leaders stay up to date with AI developments and implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep. 162: Making and losing millions in crypto | Nat Eliason

    Ep. 162: Making and losing millions in crypto | Nat Eliason
    Jul 1 2024
    Nat Eliason began as a successful marketer and the founder of Growth Machine before turning to writing full-time. He recently published "Crypto Confidential," an unfiltered, insider’s account of the hyperactive, hyper-speculative, hyper-addictive, nearly unregulated, completely insane world being built on the blockchain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Ep. 161: Bitcoin is resistance money | Andrew Bailey

    Ep. 161: Bitcoin is resistance money | Andrew Bailey
    Jun 18 2024
    Dr. Andrew M. Bailey Andrew is an interdisciplinary teacher and scholar whose work spans philosophy, politics, and economics. He is a Professor of Humanities at Yale-NUS College (Singapore), and he is the co-author of the upcoming book "Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Ep. 160: What makes generative AI so powerful? | Nick Frosst

    Ep. 160: What makes generative AI so powerful? | Nick Frosst
    Jun 4 2024
    Nick Frosst is a computer scientist and musician. He co-founded Cohere, which is a company focused on training large language models and making them available through a network-based API. He was also the first employee of Geoffrey Hinton Google Brain lab in Toronto, where he spent 3 years researching capsule networks, adversarial examples, and explainability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins