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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…

Medical Miracles

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Barbara Friedman presents ground breaking medical stories of South Africans from all walks of life, and the innovative medical teams that have brought about miracles to help them.

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Medical Miracles

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Barbara Friedman presents ground breaking medical stories of South Africans from all walks of life, and the innovative medical teams that have brought about miracles to help them.

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#Society #Documentaries #Primedia Broadcasting

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TOE-TO-THUMB TRANSPLANT 11:51

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A horrific accident sliced off a large part of a Cape Town man’s right hand, leaving him with only one finger. He was filled with despair, until a remarkable surgeon gave him new hope. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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WORLD FIRST PENILE TRANSPLANT 15:05

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Urology specialist Prof Andre van der der Merwe heads up the Tygerberg Hospital unit, and he was moved after seeing the desperate plight of young men filling the wards every year. He became convinced he could successfully carry out the world’s first penile transplant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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CHILDHOOD DIABETES AND THE LATEST “ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS” TECHNOLOGY 14:22

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Type 1 Diabetes is being diagnosed in children younger and younger these days. Hear about the very latest development in the war against diabetes – an ‘airbag’ that shuts insulin delivery off at night if levels get to high while a child is sleeping – and thereby preventing the patient from going into hypo glycemic shock, one of parents biggest fears See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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LIFE SAVING BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS 12:47

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The South African Bone Marrow Registry outlines their ‘military style’ operation in getting the essential bone marrow from donor to patient in the necessary 72-hour window available. It’s a streamlined highly efficient procedure – and the bone marrow needs to get here on time no matter what obstacles they have to deal with along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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AFFORDABLE IVF FERTILITY TREATMENT AND HAVING HEALTHY BABIES FOR HIV POSITIVE COUPLES 10:52

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For couples struggling to have a baby, IVF or in vitro fertility treatment is a potential solution – but it is exorbitantly expensive and usually out of reach for most middle class people, never mind those in lower income groups. Now the Gynecology and Obstetrics unit at Tygerberg Hospital headed up by fertility specialist Dr Thabo Matsaseng is offering affordable IVF to couples. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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NEW USE OF ULTRASOUND MACHINE TO DETECT BRAIN SWELLING IN CHILDREN 11:10

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Various viruses and other illness cause swelling in the brain. Intra cranial swelling must be identified as soon as possible to avoid brain damage. The problem with MRI and CAT scan equipment is it is expensive and only available in specialised centres or private hospitals. And the waiting lists for an MRI in the public health care system are long. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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FIBROID EMBOLISATION 11:02

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Fibroids are benign tumours that grow in the wall of the womb plaguing the lives of millions of South African womb, for many it’s unbearable, causing unceasing bleeding, and even infertility. We hear from a South African woman who underwent a groundbreaking and life changing treatment that kills fibroids by cutting off their food supply – with minimal invasion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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MECHANICAL HEARTS – THE HEART VALVE ASSIST DEVICE 11:20

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For decades the world that has focused on organ donor heart transplants as the only solution for a failing heart. Cape Town Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Willie Koen talks about the groundbreaking research that has resulted in this golf ball size mechanical heart device, the Heartware Valve Assist Device (HVAD). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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ROBOTIC SURGERY - AND PROSTATE CANCER 10:22

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Robotic surgery is not just something in science fiction movies as one might imagine – this robotic surgical system is being used right here in South Africa, to cure diseases like prostate cancer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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MICRO PREMATURE BABIES 10:53

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Premature babies born sub 25 weeks – are known as micro prems – and some neonatal units in South Africa have developed such advanced bio mimicry incubators – in other words an extra uterine womb as close to nature as possible – that these minute babies are given more than a fighting chance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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