[RB] Is studying AI in academia a waste of time? (Ep. 208)

[RB] Is studying AI in academia a waste of ti...

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Your Favorite AI Startup is Probably Bullshit (Ep. 298) [RB]

The brutal truth about why Silicon Valley is blowing billions on glorified autocomplete while pretending it's the next iPhone. We're diving deep into the AI investment circus where VCs who can't code are funding companies that barely understand their own technology. From blockcha ...  Show more

Why AI Researchers Are Suddenly Obsessed With Whirlpools (Ep. 297) [RB]

VortexNet uses actual whirlpools to build neural networks. Seriously. By borrowing equations from fluid dynamics, this new architecture might solve deep learning's toughest problems—from vanishing gradients to long-range dependencies. Today we explain how vortex shedding, the Str ...  Show more

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