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Understanding the Elegant Math Behind Modern Machine Learning 1:14:43

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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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Sermon OTM - Matthew 6:19-24 38:26

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We’re still in the Sermon On the Mount, But I’m going to begin by reading a of couple verses from Psalm 139 - this is one of the very popular Psalms • its beautiful and haunting poetry are easy for us to follow ◦ and at the same time, carries us from heights of the heavens ◦ and depths of the ocean, to the abyss of our own souls • it begins: “ O LORD, you have searched me and known me!” ◦ but then it ends: “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” (Ps. 139:1 and 23-24) - although David begins confessing God has searched him and known him, • he ends the poem with a request that God will search him ◦ I think that’s because he realizes God knows his heart, ◦ and he does not know it as well as God • the truth is, we can fool our own hearts about how righteous we are…

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Sermon OTM - Matthew 6:16-18 38:26

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This week I met with Harry Robinson – a few of you may know him He is a man of God and a visionary, and for awhile we worked together - he is also someone I love and respect • during our long, rambling conversation, Harry said something that woke me up • he said, “I’ve been finding beauty lately–everywhere” - it seems I need to be awakened to beauty • friends do this for me – though they don’t always know it ◦ maybe, I’ve been trudging through too much muck, concerned with ◦ the condition of our nation and disappointed with obnoxious Christians • but since our meeting on Tuesday, I’ve been seeing more beauty I’ll tell you why we begin with beauty today Because Jesus has been warning us away from behavior - we could describe as “ugly religion,” • and it has been spreading through our culture in recent years ◦ it’s always been here: people who enjoy heated arguments ◦ who assume it’s their job to pronounce judgments, ◦ who will always act like they’re more righteous than others • it’s possible you’ve seen your share of ugly religion…

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Sermon OTM - Matthew 6:9-15 51:01

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Jesus has given the world this incredible prayer Recited every day and prayed in almost every language, - it contains the essence of what everyone needs to say to God and ask of him • and yet, when Jesus taught this prayer to his disciples, ◦ it was in a side comment he felt needed to be included • up to this point, Jesus theme beginning in verse 1 was, "Don’t advertise your spiritual devotion and service to God" ◦ he follows this statement with three examples: charity, prayer, and fasting • there are four parts to each example: First, “Don’t be like the hypocrites, to be seen by others” Second, “The hypocrites are rewarded when others notice them” Third, “Serve God in secret, keep it between you and the Father” Fourth, “Your reward will come from the Father” ◦ this was how he began this second example, "Don't pray like the hypocrites" ◦ but then the Lord swerved onto a side-track Don’t pray like the Gentiles • and he was still off-topic when he taught them the "Lord's Prayer" (AKA: the “Our Father”) ◦ the impression I get reading this is that Jesus felt this point required elaboration ◦ in a sermon that defines our spiritual life, prayer is key!…

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SOM Mathew 6:5 51:09

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The next point of Jesus’ sermon has to do with prayer I don’t think you need me to teach you anything about prayer - one year in Russia, an orphan tried to teach me the alphabet • but she gave up on me – there was just one letter, I could not pronounce well enough to please her ◦ I couldn’t even hear the sound she was making when she said the letter • prayer isn’t like that– prayer is the native language of every child of our heavenly Father ◦ we may feel we're not doing it right, ◦ but God hears what we feel and need even if we can’t put those things into words - there’s no Christian life or experience without prayer • if you want lessons on prayer, read the Psalms ◦ there you’ll find every prayer imaginable, and nothing is out of bounds • otherwise, there is also Paul's explanation of how God’s Spirit helps us and prays within us ◦ and in those instances, words are optional…

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Sermon OTM - Matthew 6:1-4 44:14

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Peter and Andrew were knee-deep in Lake Galilee. A school of fish swam near shore, so they threw a net into water, dragging out whatever it collected. Jesus, walking the shore that morning, stopped and called to them. When they turned and looked at him, he said, “Follow me.” It was as if they were waiting for that moment, because they dropped everything to go with him. As Matthew tells the story, it was not long after they got the call that they were sitting on a nearby mountainside, listening to Jesus teaching lessons on True Righteousness and how to walk that spiritual path. They heard, first the Beatitudes, then the impossible requirement (5:20), after that Jesus ran through several examples of what the True Righteous looks like. Now Jesus takes them to a new gate, where written on a sign hanging from it was the word “Beware.”…

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Sermon OTM Matthew 5:38-48 47:10

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Today we reach the end of this second part of the Sermon But not until Jesus takes us all the way to end of the trail we’re on - we've been following a theme that began with Jesus saying, Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. . . . For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven (Mt. 5:17-20) • we’ve seen the heart of the Law and Prophets is relational • Jesus will confirm this later on in Matthew's gospel when he is tested by a lawyer “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets" (Mt. 22:35-40) ◦ notice he makes reference to "the Law and the Prophets" again, and he says that love for God and others is the summation of those Scriptures…

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Sermon OTM 10 Matthew 5:27-30 53:14

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There’s a fateful story in the Bible that begins like this: It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (2 Sam. 11:2-4)…

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Sermon OTM Matthew 5:21-22 48:10

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You know the directory in the mall, with the little star that reads, “You are here”? Well, let's figure out where we are in Jesus' Sermon - we’ve been through the Beatitudes • we've made the transition from Jesus’ closing remarks to his declaration that he had not come "to abolish the Law or the Prophets," • but to empower them so they do in our lives what they’re meant to do; ◦ and that is to turn human hearts toward God…

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Making our Way Through 46:55

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Approaching 2025, I found myself struggling with hope for the new year - I think of myself as an optimist • for instance, Divorce equals two Christmases and two birthdays - but today's world looks grim • vicious election cycle, out of control inflation, wars, many tragedies, etc. • I have been searching for hope…

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Sermon OTM Mt. 5:17-20 1:05:31

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We need to know where we are in Jesus’ Sermon Verses 17-20 are the heart of the Sermon (perhaps the heart of the entire Bible) - these verses hold the key to interpreting the rest of Sermon • unfortunately, many Christians read this passage, but don’t understand it - speculations have resulted in some big errors: • one, is that Jesus and St. Paul were not on the same page ◦ i.e., Jesus taught we’re made righteous by the Law ◦ Paul insisted we’re righteous by faith, and not works of the Law • another error: the Sermon was meant for a Jewish audience not for Christian disciples ◦ because of this kind of misreading and faulty interpretation, it’s really important that we get this right…

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Sermon OTM (Mt. 5:13-16) 55:56

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Back in the days, when I was the pastor of a sizeable church, We would celebrate Christmas with big productions. One year, when the stage was crowded with props and children, the music still ringing in our ears, I went to the microphone with my Bible in hand. As I began to speak, a girl six or seven years old, who had been sitting on a step right in front of me, stood up. She turned around, and with hands on her hips looked up at me and said, “Boring!” - Christmas is a challenge – we run through the same story every year • but here's a twist: ◦ we’ve heard (plenty of times ) that Jesus is God’s Christmas gift to world ◦ but coming to Christmas through the Sermon, we hear something new • Jesus announces that he is not God’s only Christmas gift ◦ we are also God’s gift to the world–we’re not the big one; ◦ we're more like stocking stuffers – but still, we’re salt and light…

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Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:10-12 52:13

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These last two Beatitudes on Jesus’ list are not easy to digest Jesus envisions a grim future for us – and if so, - we’re expected not only to survive it, but to rejoice and be glad • John Chapman was the Abbot of a monastery in Britain • he was also a spiritual director to others, especially through letter writing ◦ one man who wrote to him, wanted his insight as to ◦ how he could extricate himself from a painful situation Chapman, “I cannot possibly show you a way out . . . . [what you have is] the simple experience that suffering is really suffering and that the chief feeling it causes is rebellion against it, and even against Providence for allowing it. ¶ It is all a nasty medicine, but works wonders.” - we agree it’s a nasty medicine, but doubt it works wonders • we’re more of the opinion expressed by Helmut Thielicke, Thielicke, “What a ghastly prospect! It makes one ask in all seriousness how Jesus could ever have gained disciples with an appeal like that.” • so I think what we need to do first, is back away from these verses ◦ and get an aerial view of the entire Sermon…

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Eddie Pioreck - THE MIRACLE OF THE INCARNATION 48:03

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The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this. C. S. Lewis, ". . . In the Christian story God descends to re-ascend. He comes down; down from the heights of absolute being into time and space, down into humanity . . . down to the very roots and sea-bed of the Nature He has created." (C S Lewis) Incarnation literally means “embodied in flesh…or taking on flesh” The union of the Divine Nature with human nature…as the Son of God assumed our flesh, body and soul.…

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Sermon OTM - Matthew 5:8-9 53:56

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Jesus is sitting on a mountain overlooking Sea of Galilee He is teaching a course on “Christian Spirituality” - we are now five weeks into his introduction: The Beatitudes • prior to teaching this course, Jesus had been announcing, "the kingdom of heaven is at hand" ◦ the course he teaches is meant to prepare us for that kingdom ◦ the Beatitudes reveal characteristics of the abundant life--the truly "good life" • Jesus is not giving us a new list of rules ◦ he isn’t telling us what we should be doing, but describing what his followers are becoming • all through this course, Jesus is working from the inside-out ◦ this is obvious in the next Beatitude we’re going to probe “Blessed are the pure in heart”…

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Sermon On the Mount: Matthew 5:6-7 43:41

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When I began preparing today’s talk, there was a sudden moment when I felt very small The spiritual wisdom of Jesus rivals every other enlightened text - even gurus, like Gandhi, who rejected Christianity have admired the Sermon • reading the words of Jesus, and trying to explain them to you, ◦ leaves me feeling inadequate and foolish ◦ like a four-year old who is told, “Explain quantum physics - what I know about these two Beatitudes, I learned on the job, • not from other Bible teachers or commentaries, ◦ but in my own ministry of applying the words of God to the lived experience of people on this journey • what we’ll go over today may be challenging, but it will be practical and liveable, ◦ and what I believe Jesus wants us to learn…