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EPISODE · Jun 20, 2025 · 16 MIN

Fast-Forward: Evolution On Demand—Robots Skip Trial-and-Error

from A Beginner's Guide to AI

Professor GePhardT investigates how Lamarck’s once-rejected theory of inherited traits is turbo-charging modern AI and robotics. Listeners explore instant skill hand-offs between robot generations, a Victoria sponge thought experiment, real research from Amsterdam and Oslo, plus practical tips to spot Lamarckian leaps in everyday life—all wrapped in tongue-in-cheek banter and a dash of ethical suspense.Tune in to get my thoughts, don't forget to subscribe to our Newsletter (https://argoberlin.com/newsletter/)!Want to get in contact? Write me an email: [email protected] podcast is generated with the help of ChatGPT, Mistral, and Claude 3. Human eyes do the fact-checking, but tiny hallucinations may still roam free. The voice you hear is an AI read-through.Music credit: “Modern Situations” by Unicorn Heads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor GePhardT investigates how Lamarck’s once-rejected theory of inherited traits is turbo-charging modern AI and robotics. Listeners explore instant skill hand-offs between robot generations, a Victoria sponge thought experiment, real research from Amsterdam and Oslo, plus practical tips to spot Lamarckian leaps in everyday life—all wrapped in tongue-in-cheek banter and a dash of ethical suspense.Tune in to get my thoughts, don't forget to subscribe to our Newsletter (https://argoberlin.com/newsletter/)!Want to get in contact? Write me an email: [email protected] podcast is generated with the help of ChatGPT, Mistral, and Claude 3. Human eyes do the fact-checking, but tiny hallucinations may still roam free. The voice you hear is an AI read-through.Music credit: “Modern Situations” by Unicorn Heads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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