Computer scientists

Today, we're talking to Daniel Faggella, CEO at Emerj. We discuss Dan’s proposed timeline of 5 years to transformational AI, how we should consider the possibility of AGI having leadership qualities over society, and why truth seeking isn’t necessarily the ideal goal of technology. All of this right here, right now, on

Noah Healy joins The Independent MInds host Michael Millward to explain  why he is working on a new approach to algorithms. Noah explains what he sees as the problems with existing approaches and why he is confident that a different approach like the one he is developing would have far reaching benefits for the tech in

Gm! This week we're joined by Gavin Wood to discuss has the promise of crypto failed? We deep dive into hype vs fundamentals, why crypto needs more utility, why haven't we seen mass adoption, how to fix crypto's product problem & more. Enjoy! -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Su

Connor Leahy and Gabriel Alfour, AI researchers from Conjecture and authors of "The Compendium," joinus for a critical discussion centered on Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) safety and governance. Drawing from their comprehensive analysis in "The Compendium," they articulate a stark warning about the existential ris

Jim talks with Brendan Graham Dempsey, picking up on a disagreement they had on Facebook about the teleology of the universe. They discuss Aristotle's influence on the topic, Terrence Deacon's work on naturalizing teleology, the distinction between purpose & goal-directed behavior, cosmic teleology, Teilhard de Chardin

Yann LeCun is the chief AI scientist at Meta. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the strengths and limitations of current AI models, weighing in on why they've been unable to invent new things despite possessing almost all the world's written knowledge. LeCun digs deep into AI science, explaining why AI systems