

Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
AI Masterclass
Spreading awareness about the works of some of the leading educators in the AI revolution."Helping humanity shepherd through this transition as we embrace the final invention of mankind: advanced artificial intelligence." David Shapiro aims to provide a pragmatic and optimistic view of the future.Core Ideas:Metamodernism: Narratives and emergence view of realityPostnihilism: The demand for meaning is false, there is only the Great MysteryHeuristic Imperatives: An ethical, moral, and decision framework.- Reduce suffering- Increase prosperity- Increase understandingPost-Labor Economics: Replace humans with machines (better, faster, cheaper, safer)mantra:EXPLORE: Delve into the unknown, driven by curiosity and a quest for discovery. Seek knowledge.ELUCIDATE: Make complex ideas clear, communicating them in an accessible and comprehensible manner.ENUMERATE: Ground insights in concrete data, providing measurable and quantitative evidence.ELABORATE: Add depth and detail to understanding, weaving comprehensive and nuanced explanations.DISCLAIMER: This is a community-driven show. This podcast may contain copyrighted material not owned by AI Masterclass. All copyrighted material in this podcast is believed to be within the bounds of educational purposes.
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Sep 1, 2025 • 38min
What is the Control Problem? | Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
What is the Control Problem?Episode release date: 25 Jan 2023Spreading awareness about the works of some of the leading educators in the AI revolution.
"Helping humanity shepherd through this transition as we embrace the final invention of mankind: advanced artificial intelligence." David Shapiro aims to provide a pragmatic and optimistic view of the future.
Core Ideas:
Metamodernism: Narratives and emergence view of reality
Postnihilism: The demand for meaning is false, there is only the Great Mystery
Heuristic Imperatives: An ethical, moral, and decision framework.
- Reduce suffering
- Increase prosperity
- Increase understanding
Post-Labor Economics: Replace humans with machines (better, faster, cheaper, safer)
mantra:
EXPLORE: Delve into the unknown, driven by curiosity and a quest for discovery. Seek knowledge.
ELUCIDATE: Make complex ideas clear, communicating them in an accessible and comprehensible manner.
ENUMERATE: Ground insights in concrete data, providing measurable and quantitative evidence.
ELABORATE: Add depth and detail to understanding, weaving comprehensive and nuanced explanations.DISCLAIMER: This is a community-driven show. This podcast may contain copyrighted material not owned by AI Masterclass. All copyrighted material in this podcast is believed to be within the bounds of educational purposes. ---------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 2025 • 1h 2min
Fixing "goldfish memory" with GPT-3 and external sources of information in a chatbot - part 1 | Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
Fixing "goldfish memory" with GPT-3 and external sources of information in a chatbot - part 1Episode release date: 29 Jun 2022Spreading awareness about the works of some of the leading educators in the AI revolution.
"Helping humanity shepherd through this transition as we embrace the final invention of mankind: advanced artificial intelligence." David Shapiro aims to provide a pragmatic and optimistic view of the future.
Core Ideas:
Metamodernism: Narratives and emergence view of reality
Postnihilism: The demand for meaning is false, there is only the Great Mystery
Heuristic Imperatives: An ethical, moral, and decision framework.
- Reduce suffering
- Increase prosperity
- Increase understanding
Post-Labor Economics: Replace humans with machines (better, faster, cheaper, safer)
mantra:
EXPLORE: Delve into the unknown, driven by curiosity and a quest for discovery. Seek knowledge.
ELUCIDATE: Make complex ideas clear, communicating them in an accessible and comprehensible manner.
ENUMERATE: Ground insights in concrete data, providing measurable and quantitative evidence.
ELABORATE: Add depth and detail to understanding, weaving comprehensive and nuanced explanations.DISCLAIMER: This is a community-driven show. This podcast may contain copyrighted material not owned by AI Masterclass. All copyrighted material in this podcast is believed to be within the bounds of educational purposes. ---------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 2025 • 24min
OpenAI Strawberry's Innards―How it works, and what comes next for OpenAI | Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
Dive into the workings of OpenAI Strawberry, where advancements in self-prompting techniques steal the spotlight. Explore the intriguing notion of post-labor economics, where machines take center stage, outperforming human capabilities. The discussion delves into the ethical frameworks guiding AI development, focusing on reducing suffering and increasing knowledge. Discover the balance between data insights and spontaneous thought processes, along with the competitive landscape shaping AI's future. Get ready for an enlightening journey into the next frontier of artificial intelligence!

Sep 1, 2025 • 15min
Prompt Engineering 101: Autocomplete, Zero-shot, One-shot, and Few-shot prompting | Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
Prompt Engineering 101: Autocomplete, Zero-shot, One-shot, and Few-shot promptingEpisode release date: 8 Jul 2022Spreading awareness about the works of some of the leading educators in the AI revolution.
"Helping humanity shepherd through this transition as we embrace the final invention of mankind: advanced artificial intelligence." David Shapiro aims to provide a pragmatic and optimistic view of the future.
Core Ideas:
Metamodernism: Narratives and emergence view of reality
Postnihilism: The demand for meaning is false, there is only the Great Mystery
Heuristic Imperatives: An ethical, moral, and decision framework.
- Reduce suffering
- Increase prosperity
- Increase understanding
Post-Labor Economics: Replace humans with machines (better, faster, cheaper, safer)
mantra:
EXPLORE: Delve into the unknown, driven by curiosity and a quest for discovery. Seek knowledge.
ELUCIDATE: Make complex ideas clear, communicating them in an accessible and comprehensible manner.
ENUMERATE: Ground insights in concrete data, providing measurable and quantitative evidence.
ELABORATE: Add depth and detail to understanding, weaving comprehensive and nuanced explanations.DISCLAIMER: This is a community-driven show. This podcast may contain copyrighted material not owned by AI Masterclass. All copyrighted material in this podcast is believed to be within the bounds of educational purposes. ----------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 2025 • 54min
AGI-Proof Jobs: Navigating the Impending Obsolescence of Human Labor in the Age of AGI | Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
AGI-Proof Jobs: Navigating the Impending Obsolescence of Human Labor in the Age of AGIEpisode release date: 25 Jun 2023Spreading awareness about the works of some of the leading educators in the AI revolution.
"Helping humanity shepherd through this transition as we embrace the final invention of mankind: advanced artificial intelligence." David Shapiro aims to provide a pragmatic and optimistic view of the future.
Core Ideas:
Metamodernism: Narratives and emergence view of reality
Postnihilism: The demand for meaning is false, there is only the Great Mystery
Heuristic Imperatives: An ethical, moral, and decision framework.
- Reduce suffering
- Increase prosperity
- Increase understanding
Post-Labor Economics: Replace humans with machines (better, faster, cheaper, safer)
mantra:
EXPLORE: Delve into the unknown, driven by curiosity and a quest for discovery. Seek knowledge.
ELUCIDATE: Make complex ideas clear, communicating them in an accessible and comprehensible manner.
ENUMERATE: Ground insights in concrete data, providing measurable and quantitative evidence.
ELABORATE: Add depth and detail to understanding, weaving comprehensive and nuanced explanations.DISCLAIMER: This is a community-driven show. This podcast may contain copyrighted material not owned by AI Masterclass. All copyrighted material in this podcast is believed to be within the bounds of educational purposes. -------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 2025 • 54min
Metaprompting with GPT-3 to dynamically generate arguments | Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
Metaprompting with GPT-3 to dynamically generate argumentsEpisode release date: 6 Jun 2022Spreading awareness about the works of some of the leading educators in the AI revolution.
"Helping humanity shepherd through this transition as we embrace the final invention of mankind: advanced artificial intelligence." David Shapiro aims to provide a pragmatic and optimistic view of the future.
Core Ideas:
Metamodernism: Narratives and emergence view of reality
Postnihilism: The demand for meaning is false, there is only the Great Mystery
Heuristic Imperatives: An ethical, moral, and decision framework.
- Reduce suffering
- Increase prosperity
- Increase understanding
Post-Labor Economics: Replace humans with machines (better, faster, cheaper, safer)
mantra:
EXPLORE: Delve into the unknown, driven by curiosity and a quest for discovery. Seek knowledge.
ELUCIDATE: Make complex ideas clear, communicating them in an accessible and comprehensible manner.
ENUMERATE: Ground insights in concrete data, providing measurable and quantitative evidence.
ELABORATE: Add depth and detail to understanding, weaving comprehensive and nuanced explanations.DISCLAIMER: This is a community-driven show. This podcast may contain copyrighted material not owned by AI Masterclass. All copyrighted material in this podcast is believed to be within the bounds of educational purposes. - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 2025 • 32min
Maximizing ChatGPT API Efficiency: Expert Strategies for Custom Instructions & System Windows | Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
Maximizing ChatGPT API Efficiency: Expert Strategies for Custom Instructions & System WindowsEpisode release date: 3 Oct 2023Spreading awareness about the works of some of the leading educators in the AI revolution.
"Helping humanity shepherd through this transition as we embrace the final invention of mankind: advanced artificial intelligence." David Shapiro aims to provide a pragmatic and optimistic view of the future.
Core Ideas:
Metamodernism: Narratives and emergence view of reality
Postnihilism: The demand for meaning is false, there is only the Great Mystery
Heuristic Imperatives: An ethical, moral, and decision framework.
- Reduce suffering
- Increase prosperity
- Increase understanding
Post-Labor Economics: Replace humans with machines (better, faster, cheaper, safer)
mantra:
EXPLORE: Delve into the unknown, driven by curiosity and a quest for discovery. Seek knowledge.
ELUCIDATE: Make complex ideas clear, communicating them in an accessible and comprehensible manner.
ENUMERATE: Ground insights in concrete data, providing measurable and quantitative evidence.
ELABORATE: Add depth and detail to understanding, weaving comprehensive and nuanced explanations.DISCLAIMER: This is a community-driven show. This podcast may contain copyrighted material not owned by AI Masterclass. All copyrighted material in this podcast is believed to be within the bounds of educational purposes. ---------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 2025 • 6min
Understanding the Latest Q* Leak: The "Blanket Topology" Analogy for Energy-Based Models | Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
Understanding the Latest Q* Leak: The "Blanket Topology" Analogy for Energy-Based ModelsEpisode release date: 22 Mar 2024Spreading awareness about the works of some of the leading educators in the AI revolution.
"Helping humanity shepherd through this transition as we embrace the final invention of mankind: advanced artificial intelligence." David Shapiro aims to provide a pragmatic and optimistic view of the future.
Core Ideas:
Metamodernism: Narratives and emergence view of reality
Postnihilism: The demand for meaning is false, there is only the Great Mystery
Heuristic Imperatives: An ethical, moral, and decision framework.
- Reduce suffering
- Increase prosperity
- Increase understanding
Post-Labor Economics: Replace humans with machines (better, faster, cheaper, safer)
mantra:
EXPLORE: Delve into the unknown, driven by curiosity and a quest for discovery. Seek knowledge.
ELUCIDATE: Make complex ideas clear, communicating them in an accessible and comprehensible manner.
ENUMERATE: Ground insights in concrete data, providing measurable and quantitative evidence.
ELABORATE: Add depth and detail to understanding, weaving comprehensive and nuanced explanations.DISCLAIMER: This is a community-driven show. This podcast may contain copyrighted material not owned by AI Masterclass. All copyrighted material in this podcast is believed to be within the bounds of educational purposes. ---- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 2025 • 46min
Let's build an ACOG (artificial cognitive entity) - Part 5: preparing to act | Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
Let's build an ACOG (artificial cognitive entity) - Part 5: preparing to actEpisode release date: 11 Jul 2022Spreading awareness about the works of some of the leading educators in the AI revolution.
"Helping humanity shepherd through this transition as we embrace the final invention of mankind: advanced artificial intelligence." David Shapiro aims to provide a pragmatic and optimistic view of the future.
Core Ideas:
Metamodernism: Narratives and emergence view of reality
Postnihilism: The demand for meaning is false, there is only the Great Mystery
Heuristic Imperatives: An ethical, moral, and decision framework.
- Reduce suffering
- Increase prosperity
- Increase understanding
Post-Labor Economics: Replace humans with machines (better, faster, cheaper, safer)
mantra:
EXPLORE: Delve into the unknown, driven by curiosity and a quest for discovery. Seek knowledge.
ELUCIDATE: Make complex ideas clear, communicating them in an accessible and comprehensible manner.
ENUMERATE: Ground insights in concrete data, providing measurable and quantitative evidence.
ELABORATE: Add depth and detail to understanding, weaving comprehensive and nuanced explanations.DISCLAIMER: This is a community-driven show. This podcast may contain copyrighted material not owned by AI Masterclass. All copyrighted material in this podcast is believed to be within the bounds of educational purposes. ---------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 2025 • 15min
42,000 Tech Layoffs in 2024 Already - AI is the cause - Deny, Downplay, Distract [Propaganda] | Artificial Intelligence Masterclass
42,000 Tech Layoffs in 2024 Already - AI is the cause - Deny, Downplay, Distract [Propaganda]Episode release date: 1 Mar 2024Spreading awareness about the works of some of the leading educators in the AI revolution.
"Helping humanity shepherd through this transition as we embrace the final invention of mankind: advanced artificial intelligence." David Shapiro aims to provide a pragmatic and optimistic view of the future.
Core Ideas:
Metamodernism: Narratives and emergence view of reality
Postnihilism: The demand for meaning is false, there is only the Great Mystery
Heuristic Imperatives: An ethical, moral, and decision framework.
- Reduce suffering
- Increase prosperity
- Increase understanding
Post-Labor Economics: Replace humans with machines (better, faster, cheaper, safer)
mantra:
EXPLORE: Delve into the unknown, driven by curiosity and a quest for discovery. Seek knowledge.
ELUCIDATE: Make complex ideas clear, communicating them in an accessible and comprehensible manner.
ENUMERATE: Ground insights in concrete data, providing measurable and quantitative evidence.
ELABORATE: Add depth and detail to understanding, weaving comprehensive and nuanced explanations.DISCLAIMER: This is a community-driven show. This podcast may contain copyrighted material not owned by AI Masterclass. All copyrighted material in this podcast is believed to be within the bounds of educational purposes. -------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices