The AI Fundamentalists
A podcast about the fundamentals of safe and resilient modeling systems behind the AI that impacts our lives and our businesses.
Podcasting since 2023 • 43 episodes
The AI Fundamentalists
Latest Episodes
2025 AI review: Why LLMs stalled and the outlook for 2026
Here it is! We review the year where scaling large AI models hit its ceiling, Google reclaimed momentum with efficient vertical integration, and the market shifted from hype to viability. Join us as we talk about why human-in-the-lo...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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42:06
Big data, small data, and AI oversight with David Sandberg
In this episode, we look at the actuarial principles that make models safer: parallel modeling, small data with provenance, and real-time human supervision. To help us, long-time insurtech and startup advisor David Sandberg, FSA, MAAA, CERA, jo...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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49:48
Metaphysics and modern AI: What is space and time?
We explore how space and time form a single fabric, testing our daily beliefs through questions about free-fall, black holes, speed, and momentum to reveal what models get right and where they break. To help us, we’re excited to hav...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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38:04
Metaphysics and modern AI: What is reality?
In the first episode of our series on metaphysics, Michael Herman joins us from Episode #14 on “What is consciousness?” to discuss real...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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38:32
Metaphysics and modern AI: What is thinking? - Series Intro
This episode is the intro to a special project by The AI Fundamentalists’ hosts and friends. We hope you're ready for a metaphysics mini‑series to explore what thinking and reasoning really mean and how those definitions should shape AI researc...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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