Catching Up

About Catching Up

Two brothers talk about stuff.

Publisher

Abhishu Oza & Vidhey Oza

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jun 2021

Latest episode

22 Dec 2023

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Dec 2023

   #5 The State of AI

   Link to Youtube: https://youtu.be/w8S8sSPHqLw (https://youtu.be/w8S8sSPHqLw) Formula 1 recap (0:00) State of AI: a year since gpt3 (9:30) Origins of Deep learning and Generative AI (12:30) Intelligence is compute power and model size (19:00) Gemini, and how to define AGI (29:00) How ChatGPT thinks (34:30) Multimodality (40:20) AI based robotics (46:30) Impacts on society: Separating Alignment and Safety (49:40) What we should train deep learning models for (55:50) Links Shoutout to rockerpoweredmohawk (F1 related content): https://www.youtube.com/@Rocketpoweredmohawk The Gemini Lie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90CYYfl9ntM&pp=ygUbZmlyZXNoaXAgY29kZSByZXBvcnQgZ2ltaW5p (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90CYYfl9ntM&pp=ygUbZmlyZXNoaXAgY29kZSByZXBvcnQgZ2ltaW5p) Power of Multimodal AI (hints towards AGI) https://youtu.be/ex1GeX0IhJQ?si=hrYWTE7BREbCszUn (https://youtu.be/ex1GeX0IhJQ?si=hrYWTE7BREbCszUn) Hinton's whitepaper (backpropagation applied on multi-layer perceptron in 1986): https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0 (https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0) LeNet whitepaper (mathematical proof of CNNs in 1990): https://direct.mit.edu/neco/article-abstract/1/4/541/5515/Backpropagation-Applied-to-Handwritten-Zip-Code?redirectedFrom=fulltext (https://direct.mit.edu/neco/article-abstract/1/4/541/5515/Backpropagation-Applied-to-Handwritten-Zip-Code?redirectedFrom=fulltext) AlexNet whitepaper (first popular practical application of CNNs in 2011): https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3065386 (https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3065386) The paper that "transformed" the natural language processing world: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3295222.3295349 (https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3295222.3295349) OpenAI being inconsistent with model architecture transparency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-4#Criticisms_of_transparency (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-4#Criticisms_of_transparency) Andrej Karpathy OpenAI pipeline talk - https://youtu.be/bZQun8Y4L2A?si=Im-cCSfGXhG87Yvz (https://youtu.be/bZQun8Y4L2A?si=Im-cCSfGXhG87Yvz) Alpha fold (Predicting protein structure from sequence) - https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/ (https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/) GNoME (Material Science AI) - https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/millions-of-new-materials-discovered-with-deep-learning/ (https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/millions-of-new-materials-discovered-with-deep-learning/)

2. 

   18 Jul 2022

   #4 Formula 1, Football, and the State of Sports

   Us nerds got into watching sports a lot in the pandemic. Here we discuss Formula 1, Tennis, Football and more. Link to YouTube: https://youtu.be/ik-dEVMn80M (https://youtu.be/ik-dEVMn80M) Formula 1 (00:00:00) Ferrari Strategy (00:06:58) Better race tracks on the calendar (00:23:06) Abhishu started watching Tennis (00:30:50) The Big 3 (00:34:20) Personality doesn't matter in sports (00:40:35) Oil money in sports(45:49) Football Pyramid System (52:35) Football has the most passionate fans (58:01) Vidhey cant get into 2 sports (1:04:40) Watching encourages playing (1:21:22) Sport Documentaries (1:25:56) Correction: At 00:01:30 its Audi not Porsche

3. 

   24 Oct 2021

   #3 Brainstorming News

   Two brothers talk about social media and the news - understanding the current landscape, addressing the shortcomings and trying to propose solutions. Link to YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/6YqJBlOYMcw">https://youtu.be/6YqJBlOYMcw</a> Intro: (0:00:00) Facebook went down: (0:00:55) Where do people get their news from?: (0:08:00) Where Vidhey gets his news from: (0:11:50) Reddit and the etiquette of citing your sources: (00:16:19) Regulation of your feed: (00:21:48) Youtube personalization sidenote: (00:23:23) The Newsroom shoutout: (00:28:31) Decentralized news and the monetary aspect: (00:38:19) Alternative form of news?: (00:47:30) Comedians delivering news: (00:50:40) How concentrated or dilute should news be?: (00:54:00) 3 "pillars" of ideal news: (01:01:31) News as part of education: (01:09:01) Outro and Abhishu's brain fart: (01:12:13) Links: Hank's video about Facebook: https://youtu.be/EJtNmd1kV44Feedly (https://youtu.be/EJtNmd1kV44) Feedly (news app): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devhd.feedly (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devhd.feedly) The Newsroom on Hotstar: https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/the-newsroom/8244 (https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/the-newsroom/8244) The Newsroom scene: https://youtu.be/ugjCCWdKr8Y (https://youtu.be/ugjCCWdKr8Y) CGP Grey National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUX-frlNBJY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUX-frlNBJY) Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUhbZdvtzcw&list=PLBRvcH-i5Uak4rxEf0QQjz39nVuCoM0Zi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUhbZdvtzcw&list=PLBRvcH-i5Uak4rxEf0QQjz39nVuCoM0Zi) Farmers protest: https://youtu.be/iHpZV7ro7lU (https://youtu.be/iHpZV7ro7lU) What is open source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c0IrsDsNaw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c0IrsDsNaw) The state of Open Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImkk1BxGa4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImkk1BxGa4) Johnny Harris Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnnyHarrisvox (https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnnyHarrisvox)

4. 

   15 Jul 2021

   #2 Movie Forensics

   Two brothers talk movies ranging from Haseena Dilrooba to Tenet, and from Rear Window to Justice League. Link to YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/B1vFAIZr-f8">https://youtu.be/B1vFAIZr-f8</a> Intro: (0:00:00) Norris in Austrian GP: (0:00:40) Windows 11: (0:05:43) What Vidhey has been watching: (0:11:10) First Bollywood movie...: (0:12:35) Side-rant on sequels: (0:19:10) Second Bollywood movie...: (0:23:00) Originality in writing: (0:26:43) Moneyball review (minor spoilers): (0:30:47) Movie as a medium of communication: (0:37:18) Movie as a way to get entertained: (0:40:07) Parasite as a pacing masterpiece (SPOILERS): (0:43:37) Inglorious Basterds review (minor spoilers): (0:46:23) Marriage Story review: (0:48:59) Rear Window review: (0:52:26) Importance of Camerawork: (0:57:33) Nolan's cinematography expertise: (1:02:27) Tenet review tangent: (1:06:08) Arrival review (minor spoilers): (1:13:17) Justice League review: (1:17:31) Side-rant about internet extremes: (1:20:23) Side-rant about Bollywood: (1:21:29) Heat review: (1:23:22) SHOWNOTES Vidhey's movie ratings: Bhavesh Joshi Superhero - 3/5 Haseena Dilrooba - 2.25/5 Darkest Hour - 4/5 Parasite - 4.5/5 Inglorious Basterds - 5/5 Rear Window - 4.5/5 Tenet - 4.25/5 Arrival 4.5/5 Abhishu's movie ratings: Moneyball - 4.5/5 Jojo Rabbit - 4/5 Parasite - 4.25/5 Inglorious Bastards - 4.5/5 Marriage Story - 3.5/5 Tenet - 4.25/5 Arrival - 4.5/5 Heat - 4/5 Links - The 2022 F1 car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBmWJOy9vT4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBmWJOy9vT4) Windows 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh9643c2P6k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh9643c2P6k) Nerdwriter's video on Arrival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z18LY6NME1s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z18LY6NME1s)

5. 

   10 Jun 2021

   #1 Cryptocurrency and Investing

   Two brothers talk about the Azerbaijan GP, stock market investing, cryptocurrency, and how everything affects climate change. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/KVd0D_IDjx4 (https://youtu.be/KVd0D_IDjx4) Azerbaijan GP "drama" (1:10) Catching up from previous discussion (6:13) Trading strategy sidenote (12:59) "Stock" as a company value proposition (16:45) "Climate change" tangent (21:16) "Crypto" tangent (26:32) Content creation sidenote (36:06) Crypto = decentralized currency (41:23) US China trade war (44:39) Crypto = investment "product"? (49:30) "Stick to the fundamentals" (1:03:48) Tech progress sidenote (1:09:07) Wrapping up (1:20:53) Links: "What happened to Hamilton" (thanks to a friend): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcH6xj5n1Dc&t=302s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcH6xj5n1Dc&t=302s) AMC stock price movement (in 2021 in general and last week): https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/06/03/meme-stock-amc-new-offering-after-skyrocketing-2900-warns-investors-could-lose-it-all/?sh=43b168b33e97 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/06/03/meme-stock-amc-new-offering-after-skyrocketing-2900-warns-investors-could-lose-it-all/?sh=43b168b33e97) AMC sells stocks: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/03/amc-files-to-sell-11-million-shares-as-retail-trading-frenzy-continues-to-boost-stock.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/03/amc-files-to-sell-11-million-shares-as-retail-trading-frenzy-continues-to-boost-stock.html) Trading strategy article (VIDHEY'S DESCRIPTION IS NOT FULLY ACCURATE SO PLEASE READ THIS): https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/11/four-types-of-active-traders.asp (https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/11/four-types-of-active-traders.asp) Fiat currency:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money (Fiat currency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money) 3Blue1Brown crypto explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4) Ethereum Proof-of-Work: https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pow/ (https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pow/) Ethereum Proof-of-Stake: https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/ (https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/) CGP Grey meme analogy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-cMv0e3Dc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-cMv0e3Dc)

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