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EP 316 Ken Stanley on the AI Representation Problem

Posted August 8, 202500:56:53

Jim talks with Ken Stanley about the Fractured Entanglement Representation hypothesis in deep learning neural networks. They discuss open-endedness...

EP 315 Ed Latimore on Hard Lessons from the Hurt Business

Posted August 5, 202502:09:32

Jim talks with Ed Latimore about his new book Hard Lessons from the Hurt Business: Boxing and the Art of Life. They discuss Ed's chess playing &...

EP 314 Zak Stein and Marc Gafni on the Nature of Everything

Posted August 1, 202501:38:59

Jim talks with Zak Stein and Marc Gafni about consciousness, attention, and value as fundamental aspects of reality. They explore continuity & discontinuity...

EP 313 Chris Colin on Why Customer Service Sucks

Posted July 25, 202500:44:09

Jim talks with Chris Colin about his recent Atlantic article "That Dropped Call with Customer Service? It Was on Purpose." They discuss customer service...

EP 312 Lee Cronin on Automating Chemistry

Posted July 24, 202501:04:49

Jim talks with Lee Cronin about Chemify, his startup that aims to automate chemistry through "chemifarms" that turn code into molecules. They discuss...