The Local Maximum with Max Sklar

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Ep. 199 - Regenerating the Past with AI Nov 16, 2021

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Max looks at the recent availability of AI technologies including GANs and ML Techniques in open source software to take old photos and videos and restore them to today's standards. He also discusses what this tech success might mean for the future. How well can we generate a 3d world from a photograph, and how would machines be filling in the blanks?
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Ep. 198 - Passive Computing Nov 09, 2021

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Max breaks out his 2016 blog posts on passive computing, a possibility for the next wave of computer human interfaces and software platforms. We discussion how much of it has actually played out.
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Ep. 197 - Industry Shifts with Meta, Rumble, and Locals Nov 02, 2021

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Max discusses Facebook's rebranding to Meta, the merger between Rumbles and Locals, and the upcoming mayoral election in NYC.
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Ep. 196- Viking Tree Rings and the Prospects of a Trump Social Oct 26, 2021

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Max and Aaron get together late one night to give you the October New Update, covering
- The dating of the Viking Settlement in Newfoundland
- The Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong hailing his policy of removing political activism at work 1 year on
- The prospects of a Trump Social Network, and our predictions about it
- A previous of a future episode where we'll discuss a previous blog post from Max on Passive Computing
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Ep. 195 - Why We Sample Oct 19, 2021

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Max talks about sampling, the reasons for it, and reviews what he's learned about it. Also following stories on the AI Bill of Rights, and Employee power and activism in the workplace.
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Ep. 194 - Steve Jobs Oct 12, 2021

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On the 10th anniversary of his death, Max and Aaron review the lessons and warnings from the life of Apple-founder Steve Jobs.
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Ep. 193 - New Beginnings Oct 05, 2021

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Max is interviewed by Aaron about his recent departure from Foursquare (again), the upgrades to the podcast studio, and future plans.
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Ep. 192 - What is Intelligence Sep 28, 2021

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In the context of artificial intelligence and machine learning, today's episode focused on the nature of intelligence, and how it related to concepts like understanding, consciousness, and programmability. The show also opens with a discussion of the explainability of in AI, and research on toxic language models.
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Ep. 191 - Tracking Big Trends with Ed McCormack Sep 21, 2021

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Today's guest is DChained Founder EdMcCormack, and we talk about some of the long term trends on the internet - social media, big data, privacy, blockchain, and business models.
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Ep. 190 - Layers in Truth Seeking, Smart Toilets, and Set Theory Counting Sep 14, 2021

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Today's solo episode covers:
- Peter Boghossian's Resignation Letter and the Evolution of the Academy away from Truth Seeking to Ideological Rigidity
- How to create layers of communities for truth and peace
- The latest news in smart toilets, promise of health plus security concerns
- The set theory principle of inclusion and exclusion in set theory and how the mathematical jump from "union" to "addition" is a difficult one
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