Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)

Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)

by Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)

Welcome! We engage in fascinating discussions with pre-eminent figures in the AI field. Our flagship show covers current affairs in AI, cognitive science, neuroscience and philosophy of mind with in-depth analysis. Our approach is unrivalled in terms of scope and rigour – we believe in intellectual diversity in AI, and we touch on all of the main ideas in the field with the hype surgically removed. MLST is run by Tim Scarfe, Ph.D (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecsquizor/) and features regular appearances from MIT Doctor of Philosophy Keith Duggar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-keith-duggar/).
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Episodes 271 total

THE HARD PROBLEM OF OBSERVERS - WOLFRAM & FRISTON [SPECIAL EDITION]

Oct 29, 2023 · 1h 59m

Please support us! https://www.patreon.com/mlst https://discord.gg/aNPkGUQtc5 https://twitter.com/MLStreetTalk YT version (with intro not found here) https://yo…

DR. JEFF BECK - THE BAYESIAN BRAIN

Oct 16, 2023 · 1h 10m

Support us! https://www.patreon.com/mlst MLST Discord: https://discord.gg/aNPkGUQtc5 YT version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4praCiy9qU Dr. Jeff Beck is a…

Prof. Melanie Mitchell 2.0 - AI Benchmarks are Broken!

Sep 10, 2023 · 1h 1m

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB Prof. Melanie Mitchell argues that the concept of "understanding" in AI i…

Autopoitic Enactivism and the Free Energy Principle - Prof. Friston, Prof Buckley, Dr. Ramstead

Sep 5, 2023 · 1h 34m

We explore connections between FEP and enactivism, including tensions raised in a paper critiquing FEP from an enactivist perspective. Dr. Maxwell Ramstead prov…

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STEPHEN WOLFRAM 2.0 - Resolving the Mystery of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Aug 15, 2023 · 1h 24m

Please check out Numerai - our sponsor @ http://numer.ai/mlst Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB The Second Law: Resol…

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Prof. Jürgen Schmidhuber - FATHER OF AI ON ITS DANGERS

Aug 14, 2023 · 1h 21m

Please check out Numerai - our sponsor @ http://numer.ai/mlst Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB Professor Jürgen Schm…

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Can We Develop Truly Beneficial AI? George Hotz and Connor Leahy

Aug 4, 2023 · 1h 29m

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB George Hotz and Connor Leahy discuss the crucial challenge of developing beneficial…

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Dr. MAXWELL RAMSTEAD - The Physics of Survival

Jul 16, 2023 · 2h 5m

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB Join us for a fascinating discussion of the free energy principle with Dr. Maxwell…

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MUNK DEBATE ON AI (COMMENTARY) [DAVID FOSTER]

Jul 2, 2023 · 2h 8m

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB The discussion between Tim Scarfe and David Foster provided an in-depth critique of…

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[SPONSORED] The Digitized Self: AI, Identity and the Human Psyche (YouAi)

Jun 29, 2023 · 1h 46m

Sponsored Episode - YouAi What if an AI truly knew you—your thoughts, values, aptitudes, and dreams? An AI that could enhance your life in profound ways by ampl…

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Joscha Bach and Connor Leahy on AI risk

Jun 20, 2023 · 1h 31m

Support us! https://www.patreon.com/mlst MLST Discord: https://discord.gg/aNPkGUQtc5 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLStreetTalk The first 10 mins of audio from J…

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Neel Nanda - Mechanistic Interpretability

Jun 18, 2023 · 4h 10m

In this wide-ranging conversation, Tim Scarfe interviews Neel Nanda, a researcher at DeepMind working on mechanistic interpretability, which aims to understand…

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Prof. Daniel Dennett - Could AI Counterfeit People Destroy Civilization? (SPECIAL EDITION)

Jun 4, 2023 · 1h 14m

Please check out Numerai - our sponsor using our link @ http://numer.ai/mlst Numerai is a groundbreaking platform which is taking the data science world by stor…

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Decoding the Genome: Unraveling the Complexities with AI and Creativity [Prof. Jim Hughes, Oxford]

May 31, 2023 · 42m

Support us! https://www.patreon.com/mlst MLST Discord: https://discord.gg/aNPkGUQtc5 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLStreetTalk In this eye-opening discussion be…

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ROBERT MILES - "There is a good chance this kills everyone"

May 21, 2023 · 2h 1m

Please check out Numerai - our sponsor @ https://numerai.com/mlst Numerai is a groundbreaking platform which is taking the data science world by storm. Tim has…

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AI Senate Hearing - Executive Summary (Sam Altman, Gary Marcus)

May 16, 2023 · 49m

Support us! https://www.patreon.com/mlst MLST Discord: https://discord.gg/aNPkGUQtc5 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLStreetTalk In a historic and candid Senate h…

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Future of Generative AI [David Foster]

May 11, 2023 · 2h 31m

Generative Deep Learning, 2nd Edition [David Foster] https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/generative-deep-learning/9781098134174/ Support us! https://www.patreo…

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PERPLEXITY AI - The future of search.

May 8, 2023 · 59m

https://www.perplexity.ai/ https://www.perplexity.ai/iphone https://www.perplexity.ai/android Interview with Aravind Srinivas, CEO and Co-Founder of Perplexity…

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#114 - Secrets of Deep Reinforcement Learning (Minqi Jiang)

Apr 16, 2023 · 2h 47m

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLStreetTalk In this exclusive interview, Dr. Tim Scar…

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Unlocking the Brain's Mysteries: Chris Eliasmith on Spiking Neural Networks and the Future of Human-Machine Interaction

Apr 10, 2023 · 1h 49m

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLStreetTalk Chris Eliasmith is a renowned interdiscip…