How have programming languages evolved over time? What was wrong with the old ones? How are more recent languages different from the ones first developed?
Jul 8
Big Tech’s Most Valuable Product Isn’t AI. It’s the Belief that AI is Inevitable - The Story
Do you work with machines, or for machines? Cory Doctorow, who coined the term “enshittification,” has a new book that asks exactly that. In The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence Before It's Too Late, he challenges the belief tha ... Show More
36m 42s
Jul 5
Shell Game: The Future Isn't Real
Evan pushes the experiment one step further, sending his AI voice agent to talk to his closest friends and family — his buddies, his daughters, his dad. With their alternately joyful, skeptical, and painful reactions to meeting an AI version of him, he tries to come to terms with ... Show More
53m 34s
Jul 3
TechStuff Redux: How Google DeepMind Accidentally Started the AI Race
What drives a man to turn down half a million pounds at 18, test Mark Zuckerberg's sincerity over dinner, and wonder aloud if he can win a second Nobel Prize? For Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, the answer is a lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelli ... Show More
40m 39s
Sep 2018
Hello, World: Programming Languages for the Polyglot Developer
Every new programming language is created to do something previously impossible. Today, there are quite a few to choose from. But which ones do you really need to know?
This episode dives into the history of programming languages. We recognize the genius of “Amazing Grace,” also ... Show More
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