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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying mathematical concepts that power modern machine learning, to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives–even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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Join your peers, colleagues, and friends in a bi-monthly discussion of the latest trends in hiring, staffing, best practices and rants covering the best, and sometimes worst, examples in staffing and job search. Hiring University aka Hiring U! powered by Ursus, is a podcast forum designed for fun exploration and story sharing to help benefit those looking for tips and guidance on the dos and don’ts of finding a job, finding a candidate, or running an internal or external recruiting program.

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Episode #49: James Fitzgerald - Director of Human Resources Operations - Thermo Fisher 21:40

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Send us a text James Fitzgerald joins the program to discuss the transition from one side of the proverbial desk supporting Thermo Fisher as an MSP Vice President and now as Director of Human Resources Operations. James Fitzgerald is currently the Director, Talent Acquisition Vendor Managment at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Before this, they were the Vice President of Program Management at Workspend Inc. from May 2019 to August 2021. James also worked at DCR Workforce from November 2017 to May 2019 as the Program Lead - Managed Service Provider. James Fitzgerald completed a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management, General at St. Thomas Aquinas College. For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #48: Will Ulmer, CCWP - Contingent Workforce Leader - 2023 SIA Game Changer 29:22

πριν 21 weeks29:22

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Send us a text Will Ulmer joins Hiring University to discuss the latest and hottest contingent worker topics, including why some contingent programs work better than others and why! Will Ulmer has over 15 years of experience in contingent workforce programs. He is recognized for his strategic, compliance-focused, and results-driven approach. Will has successfully built and managed first-generation programs at FanDuel and Epic Games, where he was named a Contingent Workforce Program Game Changer in 2023 by Staffing Industry Analysts . He has led implementations of VNDLY and Monument Consulting on schedule and under budget at Epic Games. At Waste Management, he also managed over $200M in spend and a contractor headcount exceeding 4,000 weekly. "I truly believe that your talent brand attraction strategy can start or should start with the utilization of contingent workers." - Will Ulmer For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #47: Allen Chilson - Total Talent Management Leader - Danaher 27:56

πριν 28 weeks27:56

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Send us a text Allen Chilson , a recognized leader in the talent industry and frequent keynote and panelist speaker, joins Hiring University to talk about the importance of defining and defending company culture, AI pros and cons, and his win/loss prediction for his beloved Dallas Cowboys! This is an episode you don't want to miss! " The last thing I want to do is totally rely on the data that I'm getting without having a conversation. Because if it's a fiercely competitive market to find the best people and you're throwing out those that are the outliers, you're missing a huge segment of the population. I think that is the risk and you're talking about some of the legal issues that the profiling and where the origin of the AI data is coming from that is going to get some people into trouble." - Allen Chilson For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #46: Q1 Ursus Contractor Council Meeting 27:34

πριν 46 weeks27:34

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Send us a text We took notice that staffing, talent, and recruiting events are typically represented by suppliers, clients, technology, and managed service providers. Noticeably absent from these industry forums is YOU, the employee doing the work and making it all possible! The Ursus Contractor Care and creative recruiting leadership facilitate our quarterly Contractor Council Meeting where recent employment trends, market outlook, and general questions about finding and keeping jobs are addressed. For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #45: Angela Westhead, Procurement Manager, Contingent Workforce & BPO @ Zendesk 21:58

πριν 51 weeks21:58

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Send us a text Angela Westhead joins the program to discuss, among other topics, remote work, BEI, (yes, B not D), AI, and her favorite podcasts! This is an episode you don't want to miss! You can have great talent that sits anywhere. They just have to be bought in on being present in a different way than someone who sits in an office. So what we've seen in the last four years since everybody went remote is that, yes, you can find great talent outside of large cities, and in many cases, it can cost you less! - Angela Westhead For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #44: Kobie Wagener, MSOS, SHRM - CP, Workforce Program Manager 26:55

πριν 1 year26:55

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Send us a text Kobie Wagener joins this episode of Hiring U! to share his perspectives as a former leader of numerous talent teams and now as a job seeker himself! "Concerning back to office, I feel like post covid, many people can be a little intimidated by the face-to-face interaction. Like it's it's a tolerance that we need to build up for face-to-face interaction since it is a bigger lift. But we get more out of face-to-face interaction which is why back to the office is such an important topic. " - Kobie Wagener For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #43: Tami LaSance - Attorney | Human Resources & Contingent Workforce Advisor | Program & Project Manager 23:55

πριν 1 year23:55

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Send us a text Tami LaSance , in-house legal counsel at HireArt joins Hiring University to share her insights on the importance of worker classification, advancements, and potential risks in AI among other topics. "I think more companies aren't as concerned with the risk of incorrect worker classification because there has not been a huge verdict or decision on this since Microsoft and it may take somebody being another example. I think there's also so many things going on that it just isn't a priority to pursue these types of claims . " - Tami LaSance For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #42: Casey Jacox- Keynote Speaker, Sales and Executive Coach, Podcaster and Author - "Win The Relationship, Not The Deal" 21:30

πριν 1 year21:30

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Send us a text On this episode of Hiring University, get to know Casey Jacox , Keynote Speaker, Sales & Executive Leadership Coach, Podcaster & Author of "Win The Relationship, Not The Deal". A twenty-year staffing executive, Casey shares his thoughts on what has changed, what has remained the same, and more importantly the constants that drive success not only in staffing but in life! "The things that I focus on are humility, vulnerability, and curiosity. Those will never be replaced by AI. I'm just saying what's what's worked for me when I check my ego every day and I realized that there's a, there's a way for me to get better at something. No matter if I was the number one guy at my job, I still could get better, and vulnerable enough that there's going to be something that someone's going to say that I don't know the answer to focus on asking great questions and listening to the answers." - Casey Jacox For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #41: Michael Beckwith- Category Manager, CCWP - Xcel Energy 26:25

πριν 1 year26:25

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Send us a text On this episode of Hiring University, get to know Michael Beckwith , Category Manager at Xcel Energy who oversees all contingent and project-based labor across Xcel's U.S. footprint. "I'm super passionate about data. And I think all conversations around worker classification need to start with data. If we don't have visibility into where these workers are, what they're doing, how much we're paying them, what contracts they're tied to, you know, we can't formulate a go-forward strategy, nor can we appropriately advise our leaders about how to make decisions." - Michael Beckwith For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #40: Andrew Hochradel - Creative for Hire! 30:35

πριν 2 years30:35

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Send us a text Self-proclaimed "Creative for Hire!" Andrew Hochradel joins Hiring U! to share what life as a creative contractor/freelancer is all about. Andrew shares his best practices on finding and creating opportunities, (yes it's possible to create your own gigs- Andrew explains his new product launch with Southwest Airlines !), as well as his insights about current market conditions including where AI fits in the creative process. " I think in this market it's a really good opportunity to push through and get the cuts, get the bruises, to hack through the weeds and along the way sharpen your machete. When you land on the other side you can say, 'Oh cool, I'm on the other side of this with new skills and even more marketable to land a job.' Tough times are good opportunities for growth." - Andrew Hochradel For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #39: Shawn McCormick - SVP of Software Development - Signiant 21:11

πριν 2 years21:11

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Send us a text Software industry veteran Shawn McCormick , SVP of Development at Signiant joins Hiring U! to share best practices in building software development teams and specifically the work he and other technology leaders are doing to attract talent to Ottawa, aka, Silicon Valley North. Prior to joining Signiant, Shawn led R&D, teams at Nakina, Nortel, and Bell Northern Research. "We are promoting and advertising Ottawa as a technical hub destination not just for North America but globally and have successfully attracted world-class technical talent from all over the world." - Shawn McCormick For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #38: Brian Hoffmeyer - SVP of Market Strategies - Beeline 27:03

πριν 2 years27:03

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Send us a text We are thrilled to welcome Brian Hoffmeyer , SVP of Market Strategies at Beeline to Hiring University! "Passionate about the extended workforce", Brian shares with us his thoughts on market trends related to technology innovation, contingent workforce management best practices, and the opportunity for improvement via process, legislation, compliance policy, and technology evolution. This is an episode you don't want to miss! " Our advice, and what we love guiding our clients through this, is no matter what you do, you have to have a well-set-up program to manage contingent labor. You have an HR department to manage your full-time workers and you have to do the same for your contingent workforce! " - Brian Hoffmeyer For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #37: Steven Kekich - Global Contingent Workforce Leader 35:46

πριν 2 years35:46

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Send us a text Steven Kekich , a recognized leader in the Global Contingent Workforce market joins Hiring University to discuss recent trends in the market including the importance of procurement and talent management partnership and interdependence among other topics. Steven has led global contingent workforce programs including Uber, eBay, PayPal, and most recently Goldman Sachs. "The balance between procurement who manage cost and talent who are trying to find talent, sometimes at any cost in competitive markets, is really important for those companies looking to build great contingent labor teams." -Steven Kekich For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #36 - Eric Hudson: Director of Talent Acquisition - DocuSign 36:00

πριν 2 years36:00

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Send us a text Eric Hudson , Director of Talent Acquisition at DocuSign , joins Hiring University to discuss the state of an everchanging and at times confusing talent market. As an executive coach, Eric also provides best practices for your job search regardless of whether you are looking for a VP position or if it's your first job out of college! "When you are looking for your next opportunity, get out there if you're not already out there, and network as much as you can because your network and your personal brand will be the most valuable to you in your search." -Eric Hudson For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.com…

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Episode #35: Jamhali Portus- Director, Alternative Workforce - NetApp 18:40

πριν 2 years18:40