The Local Maximum with Max Sklar

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Join Max Sklar and guests in this podcast about AI, technology, and society. Email localmaxradio@gmail.com for questions and feedback. Show notes page on the website: www.localmaxradio.com localmaximum.substack.com

  1. Ep. 328 - Restarting the Local Maximum: Book Strategies for 2025

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    Ep. 328 - Restarting the Local Maximum: Book Strategies for 2025

    Returning after a Hiatus * Today is just going to be a hangout with me and Aaron if you’re into that.. And later, we’ll return to more specific topics * Give a little personal history & history of the show Full Move to NYC Teaching * Less time Hopscotch Labs * Working on that * Beebot - coming SOON!! * Internship Program Hope for The Local Maximum Reading Habits and Strategies (for the busy) * Is it still worth reading books in the AI era? * What do I do if I get stuck on a book? * How do I know I’m stuck? * Can you read 2 books at once? * How do I deal with these enormous tomes in my bookshelf * What about textbooks? * Local Maximum examples * AJ Jacobs - easy to read! I didn’t think I’d be interested in the topic * Jeffrey Tucker - fun to read! * Sweet spot: 100-200 pages with SHORT CHAPTERS * Books with 50-page chapters - WHY * Topics: Current affairs vs History, philosophy, self-help, fiction? * Examples * Revisiting The Singularity is Nearer (Ep. 323 - The Technological Singularity Part I & Ep. 324 - The Technological Singularity Part II) * Tracking tools https://app.thestorygraph.com/ * (pause feature and journal feature) * Take notes during or after; don’t wait! Upcoming Topics for The Local Maximum * Pull up the sheet * Will we have a schedule? I plan on doing this differently Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe

    58 min
  2. Ep. 327 - The Shape of Thought

    02/12/2024

    Ep. 327 - The Shape of Thought

    Author, entrepreneur, and AI professor Graham Morehead joins the Local Maximum to talk about Artificial Thought and human potential working with AI in his book, “The Shape of Thought” https://grahammorehead.com/ Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe

    53 min
  3. Ep. 326 - James Barnes, The Autobiographer

    24/10/2024

    Ep. 326 - James Barnes, The Autobiographer

    The Local Maximum returns from a hiatus with today’s interview of James Barnes, founder of Autobiographer, and AI-based app developed at Betaworks that helps you tell your own story. Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe

    48 min
  4. Ep. 325 - Eric Daimler: Perspectives on AI

    28/08/2024

    Ep. 325 - Eric Daimler: Perspectives on AI

    Today’s guest is Eric Daimler, co-founder and CEO of Conexus (conexus.com). Max talks to Eric about the enormous shift in focus in the industry since his last appearance in 2022, and gets his perspective on the promise and pitfalls of the latest generation of AI. Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe

    44 min
  5. Ep. 324 - The Technological Singularity Part II

    19/08/2024

    Ep. 324 - The Technological Singularity Part II

    Max and Aaron go deeper into the ideas of the singularity and the law of accelerating returns as articulated in Ray Kurzweil’s Singularity is nearer. They talk about Nanotechnology, Longevity Escape Velocity, and Computronium. Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe

    45 min
  6. Ep. 323 - The Technological Singularity Part I

    09/08/2024

    Ep. 323 - The Technological Singularity Part I

    Max and Aaron discuss Ray Kurzweil’s new book, The Singularity is Nearer, and talk about the prospect for a technological singularity by 2045 and AGI by the end of this decade. Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe

    44 min
  7. Ep. 322 - Coding in the Age of AI

    16/07/2024

    Ep. 322 - Coding in the Age of AI

    On Freund, co-founder and CEO of Wilco, talks to Max to explore the future of software development in a post-AI world. Learn about the evolving roles of developers, the significance of real-world problem-solving, and the continuous journey of upskilling and reskilling. Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe

    46 min
  8. Ep. 321 - Exploring AI with Itamar Friedman

    01/07/2024

    Ep. 321 - Exploring AI with Itamar Friedman

    Max talks to Codium.ai Founder Itamar Friedman about the rise of LLMs, the evolution of AI as practiced, and the philosophical ideas that will help us get the most out of it. https://codium.ai/ Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe

    53 min
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  • Años de actividad
    2018 - 2025
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