Tony Wan

Super Prompt: Generative AI

Technology EN ↓ 30 episodes

Examining generative AI—not to hype breakthroughs or warn of apocalypse, but to understand how things actually work. Mental models over hot takes. Technology specifics over marketing fog. Welcome to Super Prompt. Hosted by Tony Wan, ex-Silicon Valley insider. For The Independents—people who think for themselves, refuse narrative capture, and value depth over certainty. Independent analysis. Unsponsored. Weekly. The future belongs to better questions.

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Tony Wan

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Self-Driving Cars: Why Tesla and Waymo Disagree 16.01.2023 35:16

Tesla and Waymo take fundamentally different approaches to self-driving. We examine the technical differences, autonomous driving levels 1-5, and why stop signs remain one of the hardest problems to solve. Featuring Maroof Farooq, AI Engineer at Nvidia. To stay in touch, sign up for our newsletter at https://www.superprompt.fm

Facial Recognition: How to Disappear with Makeup 09.01.2023 35:04

How facial recognition works for surveillance—and how to fool it. We cover adversarial techniques using physical objects: clothing, accessories, even makeup. The technical principles behind why these methods work, and what they reveal about computer vision vulnerabilities. Featuring Maroof Farooq, AI Engineer at Nvidia. To stay in touch, sign up for our newsletter at https://www.superprompt.fm

ChatGPT Explained: Before ChatGPT Existed 02.01.2023 29:00

What makes GPT-3 different from previous language models? Recorded before ChatGPT's launch, this episode breaks down Generative Pre-trained Transformers—what those words actually mean, supervised vs unsupervised learning, and how these models generate text. Featuring Maroof Farooq, AI Engineer at Nvidia. To stay in touch, sign up for our newsletter at https://www.superprompt.fm

Hot Dog. Not Hot Dog: Building Image Recognition AI 26.12.2022 34:53

How do you build AI that recognizes hot dogs? We walk through image classification from the ground up using the Seefood app from HBO's Silicon Valley. Learn about dataset acquisition, training methodology, and why scaling from hot dogs to all foods is harder than it sounds. Featuring Maroof Farooq, AI Engineer at Nvidia. To stay in touch, sign up for our newsletter at https://www.superprompt....

Welcome to Super Prompt! 19.12.2022 2:09

Tony Wan, the host of Super Prompt, describes his vision for the podcast, who it's for, who he is, and why he’s doing it. To stay in touch, sign up for our newsletter at https://www.superprompt.fm