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  • Why OpenAI and Elon Musk are Actually Listening to the Pope 💻

    Why OpenAI and Elon Musk are Actually Listening to the Pope 💻

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    Ever Ancient, Ever New: Facing the AI Revolution with the Catholic Church

    What happens when an IT guy, a programmer, and an engineer look at a papal encyclical? You get a masterclass in how to live out your faith in the digital age.

    This week on Nerding Out with That Nerdy Catholic, Seth officially welcomes Lee Sandeno to the team as a permanent co-host! With Cesar away on sabbatical looking for work, Seth and Lee tackle the intro of the heavily anticipated papal document, Magnifica Humanitas.

    They push back against the urge to go “full Luddite” and instead explore technology as a profoundly human reality linked to our autonomy, freedom, and creativity. But they also address the heavy stuff: what happens when technological power shifts from governments to unprecedented private wealth, and how do we ensure it serves the common good?

    Hit play to hear us break down:

    • The New Revolution: Moving from the Industrial Age to the Knowledge-Worker and AI Era.
    • The Creativity of Code: Why building tools brings us closer to the ultimate Creator.
    • Who Holds the Power?: A look at Elon Musk’s trillions, Starlink’s geopolitical impact, and the ethics of Big Tech.
    • The Church as the Conscience: Why Silicon Valley leaders are actually inviting the Church into the AI conversation.

    A Special Request: Our brother Cesar is currently navigating a tough job market in Peru. Please keep him in your prayers, and if you are able, consider hitting our support link below—any financial help right now will go toward supporting him during this transition.

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  • Going Deeper into AI: The Guts of ChatCPT and Large Language Models

    Going Deeper into AI: The Guts of ChatCPT and Large Language Models

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    In this episode, we take some time to look under the hood of how a Large Language Model (LLM) like ChatCPT works. Building off of the previous episode where we looked at neural networks, the basis for all AI, we explore how these neural networks are used to comb through large quantities of text, find its meaning, and respond with language that is easy to understand.

    We move beyond simple neural networks to discuss the intricacies of Transformer Architecture and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and how this approach is central to understanding modern artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.

    We also touch on the benefits of running your own local AI model and agent and how we use Ollama at That Nerdy Catholic to help with some of our tasks. You want to know how LLM actually works? Continue this exploration of AI with us.

    Links from Episode:

    Attention is all you need: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03762

    We want your input for this series, so head over to https://thatnerdycatholic.com/ai to share your thoughts and experiences.

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  • The Technology Behind ChatGPT: Neural Networks and the AI Revolution

    The Technology Behind ChatGPT: Neural Networks and the AI Revolution

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    What is AI, and how does it actually work?

    Artificial Intelligence has exploded in popularity with tools like ChatGPT, but the technology behind it has been developing for decades. In this episode, Seth and Cesar break down Artificial Intelligence for beginners, explaining where AI came from, how it evolved, and why it suddenly became so powerful in recent years.

     

    Starting with the early ideas of AI in the 1950s, they trace the key breakthroughs that led to today’s revolution in machine learning and large language models (LLMs). One turning point was the groundbreaking 2017 research paper “Attention Is All You Need,” developed by Google researchers, which introduced the transformer architecture that powers many modern AI systems.

    In Part 1 of this two-episode series, they focus on the core building block of modern AI: neural networks.

    • What is a neural network?
    • How do artificial neural networks compare to the neurons in the human brain?
    • How do machines actually learn from data?
    • What’s the difference between supervised learning and unsupervised learning?

    If you’ve ever wondered how ChatGPT works, how machines learn patterns, or why AI suddenly seems everywhere, this episode will give you a clear foundation without requiring advanced math.

    For viewers who want to dive deeper into the mathematics behind neural networks, Seth and Cesar also reference the excellent visual explanations from the YouTube series by Grant Sanderson on the channel 3Blue1Brown.

    If you’re curious about Artificial Intelligence, neural networks, machine learning, and how modern AI models are trained, this video is the perfect place to start.

  • What Happens When Machines Do Everything? – Nerding Out ep36

    What Happens When Machines Do Everything? – Nerding Out ep36

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    What kind of future can we expect with the rise of AI? Seth and Cesar are beginning a series on AI. They will discuss whether artificial intelligence will help us live a better life so we can pursue the deeper meanings of life and what kind of AI dangers  we need to consider.

    Join us as we ask the big questions and prepare to dive deep into some of the answers in the upcoming weeks. Will machines allow us to focus on art, music, and philosophy, or will other factors come into play? What language do we use to describe AI? What happens when we start to treat AI as a person? We want your input for this series, so head over to https://thatnerdycatholic.com/ai to share your thoughts and experiences.

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