Podcast appearances and mentions of Mark Humphries

In this episode of the Research Like a Pro Genealogy podcast, Diana and Nicole discuss the advancements in handwritten text recognition by large language models (LLMs), specifically Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Nicole shares her experience testing Claude's transcription abilities with an 1829 North Carolina deed. She is impressed with the accuracy, noting that Claude even outperformed her manual transcription in some instances. Diana and Nicole then provide listeners with valuable tips for transcribing handwritten text using LLMs. They emphasize choosing images in prose format, using image files instead of PDFs, cropping images effectively, and crafting prompts that preserve original line lengths and highlight illegible words. By following these tips, listeners can leverage the power of LLMs to enhance their own transcription efforts and improve their genealogy research. This summary was generated by Google Gemini. Links Handwritten Text Recognition by Claude 3.5 Sonnet - https://familylocket.com/handwritten-text-recognition-by-claude-3-5-sonnet/ Chatbot Arena LLM Leaderboard: Community-driven Evaluation for Best LLM and AI chatbots - https://lmarena.ai/?leaderboard OpenAI o1 Preview - https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-o1-preview/ Transcription Pearl by Mark Humphries - https://generativehistory.substack.com/p/transcription-pearl-for-non-coders Sponsor – Newspapers.com For listeners of this podcast, Newspapers.com is offering new subscribers 20% off a Publisher Extra subscription so you can start exploring today. Just use the code “FamilyLocket” at checkout.  Research Like a Pro Resources Airtable Universe - Nicole's Airtable Templates - https://www.airtable.com/universe/creator/usrsBSDhwHyLNnP4O/nicole-dyer Airtable Research Logs Quick Reference - by Nicole Dyer - https://familylocket.com/product-tag/airtable/ Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide book by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - https://amzn.to/2x0ku3d 14-Day Research Like a Pro Challenge Workbook - digital - https://familylocket.com/product/14-day-research-like-a-pro-challenge-workbook-digital-only/ and spiral bound - https://familylocket.com/product/14-day-research-like-a-pro-challenge-workbook-spiral-bound/ Research Like a Pro Webinar Series 2024 - monthly case study webinars including documentary evidence and many with DNA evidence - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-webinar-series-2024/ Research Like a Pro eCourse - independent study course -  https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-e-course/ RLP Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-study-group/ Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence book by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin - https://amzn.to/3gn0hKx Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse - independent study course -  https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-ecourse/ RLP with DNA Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-study-group/ Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Write a review on iTunes or Apple Podcasts. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes - https://familylocket.com/sign-up/ Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: Best Genealogy Podcasts - https://blog.feedspot.com/genealogy_podcasts/

First they came for my Australia Day pub celebrations, and I did not speak out - because I was not a pub. Tom is joined by guest host, new Greens candidate for the Vic state seat of Prahran, Angelica Di Camillo! First up, a discussion of what's going on with the Prahran by-election, the allegations against resigning former member Sam Hibbins, and her plans for the campaign (9:40). Then, 1500 Woolworths warehouse workers across Australia are on strike demanding wage increases and refusing to work under AI surveillance (36:24). How is this going to play out? Is this a turning point of workers standing up? Finally, a call to action (53:23). Full live episode from Sydney featuring Mark Humphries and Jenny Leong now available on our Patreon.  The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber's support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over FIFTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - Support or volunteer for Angelica Di Camillo -https://greens.org.au/vic/person/angelica-di-camillo https://www.facebook.com/AngelicaDiCamilloGreens/ https://www.instagram.com/angelicadicamillogreens/  Email - angelica.dicamillo@vic.greens.org.au SUPPORT THE STRIKES! Go to the picket line!  UWU strike fund - https://chuffed.org/project/117264-emergency-bill-and-food-relief-while-workers-strike-for-safety-at-woolworths-warehouses   Check out the latest episode of Red Flag Radio with Jerome Small and Ryan Laws -  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/woolies-warehouse-workers-on-strike/id1487559311?i=1000679341652  Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lidia Thorpe throws a piece of paper. Tom is joined by guest host, journalist and commentator Osman Faruqi! It's the last week of parliament for the year (and the term?) and it's all happening (11:43). Are the Greens weak capitulators on the housing bill? Is the kids social media ban a farce? Is Albo worse than ScoMo? Then an excerpt from our live show last weekend at The Vanguard in Sydney, as Mark Humphries joins to chat 2024 Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year (53:45). Finally, Emerald and Tom celebrate the third anniversary of Serious Danger. The full live episode from Sydney now available on our Patreon.  The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber's support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over FIFTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - Osman Faruqi - https://bsky.app/profile/osmanfaruqi.bsky.social  Mark Humphries - https://www.instagram.com/humphriesmark  Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom are live from The Vanguard in Sydney the day after their Newcastle show on our little mini-tour. First up the big news - full strength beer for all! Next, the government is looking to pass political donation reforms. Will they hurt minor parties? Then they are joined by Jenny Leong, state MP for Newtown, joins to chat the state of the Greens in 2024. Are recent election disappointments a reason to worry? Is 2025 the year for the Greens to take Sydney federally? And Mark Humphries joins to talk parodying the Greens and the Macquarie Word of the Year. Then finally, Tom and Emerald celebrate three years of Serious Danger. ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber's support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over FIFTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Jenny Leong https://www.jennyleong.org/  Mark Humphries https://www.instagram.com/humphriesmark/  https://www.tiktok.com/@themarkhumphries  Macquarie Word of the Year results - https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/word-of-the-year/word-of-the-year-2024/ Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The spring series grinds on — and I do mean grinds — with friend of the pod, satirist Mark Humphries.In this episode we do talk about the thing that happened last week — the Trump thing — but we also talk about edible underwear, North Korean soldiers, British comedians Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, and Steve Coogan, whether straight people can do camp, and pixellated genitals.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00234/Please consider supporting this podcast through this season's crowdfunder, The 9pm Summer Series 2024, by 5 December:https://the9pmedict.com/summer2024If you miss that deadline:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Carpe Diem or Seize the day is quote made famous by Roman poet Horace. It's also the title of the 1986 film starring Robin Williams, and mentioned in several of his other famous films including; Hook, Mrs Doubtfire and Dead Poet's Society. Our mutual love and appreciation for the late great actor, acts as a gentle vehicle for both the harrowing heaviness and belly laugh hilarity of this episode. Grace Tame is a former Australian of the year and a strong and powerful activist and advocate for survivors of sexual abuse. As a survivor herself, she believes that ‘your truth is your power'. Despite everything she's endured, Grace's zest for life and sense of humour is unwavering. Mark Humphries is a comedian, writer, actor, political satirist, and former quiz show host. He was a regular on the ABC's Insiders, The Roast and 730. He is the current host of the very funny ‘6:57pm News' on channel 7. Trigger Warning: Listeners and viewers should know that this episode discusses issues of child sexual abuse and disordered eating.In this episode we discuss:-The extremity and complexity of the sexual abuse Grace endured as a 15 year old, including the horrific rituals used to groom and control her.-The byproduct, when our empathy for others is far greater than it is for ourselves.-The power of connecting vulnerably with people we feel safe with, to alleviate shame.-How Mark political satirism and comedy is often sparked by anger and disappointment.-The online vitriol they've both received (anonymous opinions or networked abuse), how that's affected them and how they've handled it.-The wonderful way blending nature and exercise helps to free the mind.-Mark finally getting one up on an entitled shopper.-How anorexia has impacted Grace's life and journey.-Mark's incredible story where the onset of his physical ailments were simply his bodies stress responses telling him he had to make significant life changes.-The importance of having the love of great supportive friends through divorce.-Ensuring life has laughter, great friendships, and music from the 60's and 70's.We got our karaoke on with some iconic BeeGees impersonations, and bonded on both divorce and a mutual love for the brilliance of Robin Williams. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to WATCH the full episode @gobehindthemaskFollow us on Instagram and TikTok @gobehindthemaskVisit our website for more information and register to begin YOUR journey behind the mask.www.gobehindthemask.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When writer and comedian Mark Humphries joined the Seven Network earlier this year to host a satirical segment for the 6pm national news bulletin, the announcement was met with endless headlines and heated social media commentary. So why has three minutes of weekly television been the subject of so much debate? Sitting down with the Stellar podcast Something To Talk About, Mark opens up to host Sarrah Le Marquand about what he calls “hostility to new ideas”, whether he still dreams of hosting the Logies - and gets serious about what it means to be a man, and a divorced dad, in modern Australia.  You can catch Mark Humphries on The 6.57pm News every Friday on the Seven Network.  Mark, satirist James Schloeffel and comedians Charles Firth and Veronica Milsom will tour nationally with The War On 2024 Annual Comedy Gala from November 27. Something To Talk About is a podcast by Stellar, hosted by Editor-In-Chief Sarrah Le Marquand. Find more from Stellar via Instagram @stellarmag or pick up a copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), Sunday Herald Sun (VIC), The Sunday Mail (QLD) and Sunday Mail (SA)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian and host of the 6:57 satirical news show on Channel 7 dropped by the studio to chat about the recent backlash of his show. Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/hughesy-ed-and-erinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Rehn, Fabienne Reilly, Tim Ginever, Valerie Henbest, Mark Humphries, Alicia Bickmore, Dan Houston and Feedback Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Dom Knight is joined by brand new Channel Seven employee, Mark Humphries, who explains all his processes to his new satirical news segment on the network. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Charles Firth is joined by Craig Reucassel, Mark Humphries, Gabbi Bolt, and international photographer Jennifer Forward-Hayter to talk about the latter's actual art exhibition of photos of The Chaser. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles' dear friend and fellow War On 2024 tour act Mark Humphries has just been announced as a new member of the Seven News team. Naturally, Charles goes to his best efforts to ensure this is the shortest career Mark has ever had. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Start the Week, our Monday scene-setter for the week ahead. Today: Why are women turning away from news?; The dawn of synthetic data - good news for marketers, bad news for research companies?; and comedian Mark Humphries joins Seven NewsIt's a great day to become a paying member of Unmade. You get:* Member-only pricing for next week's HumAIn conference* A complimentary invitation to Unmade's Compass event (November);* Member-only content and our paywalled archives;* Your own copy of Media UnmadeUpgrade todayRobots replace focus groups; why are women avoiding news?; Mark Humphries joins Seven NewsThis morning's episode was recorded in a quiet corner at this morning's launch of University of Canberra's 2024 Digital News Report. We examine the report's findings, hot off the press.Plus, in another busy week for AI, the moment when it overtakes humans comes closer, and synthetic data becomes a real threat for research companiesAnd in a smart move, Seven News hires comedian Mark Humphries.Further Reading:* UoC News & Media Research Centre - Reports* Unmade - Digital News Report 2023: What compels Australians to pay for news?* The Australian: Media Diary: Channel 7 hires comedian Mark Humphries to liven up its 6pm news bulletin* Marketing Week: Synthetic data is as good as real* Situational Awareness: The decade ahead* AI Whistleblowers open letter Today's episode featured Tim Burrowes in Canberra, Abe Udy in Devonport and Cat McGinn in the UK.Time to leave you to start your week.Editing was courtesy of Abe's Audio, the people to talk to about voiceovers, sound design and podcast production.Toodlepip…Tim Burrowestim@unmade.media This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.unmade.media/subscribe

Visiting a shopping centre on a Saturday is such a familiar thing to do. The horrific attack at Westfield Bondi Junction has understandably shocked many. And given heightened community tensions – there were fears over what might have motivated such an attack. The NSW police commissioner was last night confident enough to say she did not believe this was an act of terrorism. David Speers interviews Treasurer Jim Chalmers about the latest, as well as getting his take on Iran's attack on Israel and the government's new Future Made in Australia act.The panel John Kehoe, Anna Henderson, and David Crowe also turn their minds to the government's new Future Made in Australia Act. The Prime Minister wants to see a new wave of local manufacturing – powered by clean energy. And to get there – he's willing to seriously ramp up government subsidies and incentives. How much taxpayers' money will be spent? And who will be the winners? Also discussed is Penny Wong's speech on the possibility of Palestinian statehood before a two state solution. Mike Bowers talks the week in pictures with Mark Humphries.

We've arrived at the end of season 6 of the STAGES podcast and we celebrate with our annual Christmas episode.It's been a huge year for the podcast - delivering 99 episodes! Every one a super conversation with artists and creatives and support staff across all disciplines.Old friends return to spread the Christmas cheer. STAGES catches up with Trevor Ashley, Rhonda Burchmore, Mark Humphries and Geraldine Turner - and of course, the episode wouldn't be complete without the wonderful Kate Fitzpatrick.A perfect episode to finish the year, to say thank you for listening, and to wish you a very Merry Christmas!We'll be back in March 2024!The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

The Chaser Report Live & Arty was recorded on the 17th of November at The Tap Gallery. Discussing art, archibalds, renting, and terrible podcast decisions. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the 2023rd Cogie Awards brought to you by Reddit dot com. Join Tony Martin, Mark Humphries, Dave Warneke, Oliver Clark and special guest Amy Louise-Ruffle for this years favourite confessions. The full video experience available only on patreon: here CONFESSIONS LIVE, 5PM 2ND DECEMBER: tickets Why The Long Face Solo Show - Melbourne: here Brisbane: here Follow Confessions: here Follow Sammy on instagram & threads: hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Humphries is a Professor of History at Wilfrid Laurier University, where he has published widely on various aspects of Canadian history. We invited Mark to do an episode after he reached out to tell us that hearing about how Nathan fine-tuned GPT-3.5 on GPT-4 reasoning helped him get over some hurdles in his own archival research. In addition, he chats about all the things that he'd tried that hadn't worked, and in the process proved himself to be one of the world's leading adopters of AI technology in the field of history. If you need an ERP platform, check out our sponsor NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive. SPONSORS: NetSuite | Omneky NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist. Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off. RECOMMENDED PODCAST:  Every week investor and writer of the popular newsletter The Diff, Byrne Hobart, and co-host Erik Torenberg discuss today's major inflection points in technology, business, and markets – and help listeners build a diversified portfolio of trends and ideas for the future. Subscribe to “The Riff” with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg: https://link.chtbl.com/theriff TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) - Episode Preview (00:03:00) - The state of AI in history before recent advances like GPT-3 (00:06:00) - Mark's background and how he first got interested in AI (00:09:00) - Using AI to process and search through vast amounts of archival material (00:12:00) - The challenges of digitizing and searching handwritten historical documents (00:15:00) - The massive scale of undiscovered archival material that could be processed by AI (00:18:00) - How AI can help historians process more archival material than ever before (00:20:11) - Sponsors: Netsuite | Omneky (00:21:00) - Limitations on using commercial APIs for private archival documents (00:24:00) - The cost of processing archival documents compared to hiring human transcribers (00:27:00) - Comparing GPT's ability to transcribe historical handwriting vs more recent scripts (00:33:00) - Tracing individuals through complex fur trade records using AI (00:36:00) - Mark's approach to fine-tuning models for specific historical tasks (00:39:00) - Challenges teaching AI models the nuances of historical writing (00:42:00) - Privacy issues limiting the use of commercial APIs on restricted archival material (00:45:00) - The gap between people's expectations of AI and what it can really do right now (00:51:00) - Adapting assignments and student expectations to AI's current capabilities (00:52:28) - Using chain of thought prompting to teach models precise historical tasks (00:52:46) - Getting high accuracy on keyword tagging of archival documents using fine-tuning (00:57:00) - Mark has crossed the threshold from promise to accelerating archival research (01:00:00) - How to frame classification tasks to get the most value from AI models (01:03:00) - Teaching AI models to pronounce tricky historical names and terms (01:06:19) - Mark's experience using AI in the classroom over two semesters (01:09:00) - Assignments that are better suited to the current strengths and weaknesses of AI (01:11:45) - AI progress in education is lagging due to lack of institutional adoption (01:12:00) - The trajectory of AI capabilities and the need for humans to exceed the model baseline (01:27:49) - Lessons from history on economic transitions and the social contract

Charles and Dom, to their delight/chagrin read your reviews. In retrospect we're sorry it's not Mark Humphries reading them instead. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Humphries from the TV joins Dan Barrett from Screen Watching for a very loose and casual chat about the show Upload (Apple TV+), he talks up the underrated show From (MGM+, Stan), and there's a lengthy discussion about the changing nature of what is funny on screen nowadays.

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Mark Humphries and Charles Firth discuss the world ending computer bug that will destroy everything we hold deae. Strap in listener, the Y2K bug is back! You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Humphries joins Charles Firth on The Chaser Report to figure out how a group of hackers made $240 million so fast, and what they did with it. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Logies are on this weekend, so who better to have on the show than two people best known for their work on Logies winning television shows. Craig Reucassel has just premiered the third season of his Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program winner “War on Waste” and Mark Humphries is the funniest thing on Best News Panel or a Current Affairs Program winner 730.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest in this episode is Shamus Rae. Shamus is the co-founder of Engine B, a startup which aims to expedite the digitisation of the professional services industry (in particular the accounting and legal professions) and level the playing field, so that small companies can compete with larger ones. It is supported by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (the ICAEW) and the main audit firms.Shamus was ideally placed to launch Engine B, having spent 13 years as a partner at the audit firm KPMG, where he was Head of Innovation and Digital Disruption. But his background is in technology, not accounting, which will become clear as we talk: he is commendably sleeves-rolled-up and hands-on with AI models. Back in the 1990s he founded and sold a technology-oriented outsourcing business, and then built a 17,000-strong outsourcing business for IBM in India from scratch.Selected follow-ups:https://engineb.com/https://www.icaew.com/Topics addressed in this episode include:*) AI in many professional services contexts depends on the quality of the formats used for the data they orchestrate (e.g. financial records and legal contracts)*) "Plumbing for accountants and lawyers"*) Why companies within an industry generally shouldn't seek competitive advantage on the basis of the data formats they are using*) Data lakes contrasted with data swamps*) Automated data extraction can coexist with data security and data privacy*) The significance of knowledge graphs*) Will advanced AI make it harder for tomorrow's partners to acquire the skills they need?*) Examples of how AI-powered "co-pilots" augment the skills of junior members of a company*) Should junior staff still be expected to work up to 18 hours a day, "ticking and bashing" or similar, if AI allows them to tackle tedious work much more quickly than before?*) Will advanced AI will destroy the billable hours business model used by many professional services companies?*) Alternative business models that can be adopted*) Anticipating an economy of abundance, but with an unclear transitional path from today's economy*) Reasons why consulting reports often downplay the likely impact of AI on jobs*) Some ways in which Google might compete against the GPT models of OpenAI*) Prospects for improved training of AI models using videos, using new forms of reinforcement learning from human feedback, and fuller use of knowledge graphs*) Geoff Hinton's "Forward-Forward" algorithm as a potential replacement for back propagation*) Might a "third AI big bang" already have started, without most observers being aware of it?*) The book by Mark Humphries, "The Spike: An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds"*) Comparisons between the internal models used by GPT 3.5 and GPT 4*) A comparison with the globalisation of the 1990s, with people denying that their own jobs will be part of the change they foreseeAudio engineering assisted by Alexander Chace.Music: Spike Protein, by Koi Discovery, available under CC0 1.0 Public Domain Declaration

It's TONY time once again - the annual celebration of the Broadway community via their awards ceremony - The Tony's - named after Antoinette Perry, an actress, producer and theatre director who was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre WingThe 2023 awards have been surrounded by some controversy as producers negotiated with the striking writers guild of America for cooperation to present the ceremony. Happily, the awards will proceed as scheduled featuring live performances but in a non-scripted format.The televised performance is an essential marketing tool that can boost sales for those shows nominated and those that are awarded prizes. The ceremony will be broadcast on American network CBS on June 11th. The awards were postponed for approx. 18months in 2020 during the Covid pandemic which made such an event impossible. Audiences have yet to return to prepandemic levels, so such a telecast is understandably needed.Australians are an ever growing presence on the Broadway stage and this year were are cheering for Suzie Miller's production of Prima Facie; a play that  has taken the world by storm. After a commanding production starring Sheridan Harbridge which commenced at Sydney's Griffin Theatre, it landed triumphantly in London's West End starring Killing Eve's Jodie Comer. The production won Best Play and Best Actress at the Olivier Awards. The production opened on Broadway in April, once again starring Comer. Once again conquering box-office and compelling audiences with its visceral storytelling. A recent announcement has informed us that the play will be adapted into a feature film starring Tony winner Cynthia Ervio.Prima Facie is nominated in these categories at the Tonys …Best Leading Actress in a Play - Jodie Comer (first time on stage), Best Scenic Design of a Play - Miriam Buether Best Sound Design of a Play - Ben & Max Ringham, Best Lighting Design of a Play - Natasha Chivers. And Australian Daniel Edmonds is Assistant Conductor on the Best Musical nominee - Shucked!STAGES is joined in this episode by Musical afficiando Mark Humphries who will share his experiences of the Great White Way and offer his own predictions as to where the Tony's may land amongst this year's nominees.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

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A year ago we had Mark Humphries on to talk about the Auspol MidWinter Ball, and he said he'd come back and debrief on it immediately after. Turns out 'immediately' is a very flexible amount of time. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week marks five years of this podcast and, to celebrate, here's a live 5th Anniversary Show recorded in February at Comedy Republic.   Follow Zach: @zacharyruane Follow Michelle: @michellebrasieer Follow Mark on twitter: @markhumphries or instagram: @humphriesmark Follow Oliver: @theoliverclark Follow Mish: @mishwittrup   Follow Confessions: @confessionsthepodcast Follow Sammy on instagram: @sampetersen91   patreon.com/confessionsthepodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded live at World Science Festival Brisbane 2023 Winner of Australia's Best Comedy Podcast, A Rational Fear recorded a special World Science Festival episode about the beginning of the end of the world. Laugh in the face of the scariest things facing our planet like climate change, superbugs and how Brisbane will be the capital of the world after a nuclear war. Join Dan Ilic (Question everything) and Lewis Hobba (Triple J) as they wrestle some of the biggest names in comedy and politics to tackle the largest issues in our world. Featuring Mandy Nolan, Mel Buttle, Mark Humphries, Jessie L Christensen and Dylan Behan. It's fast, it's funny, it's 60 minutes of giggling at our greatest fears. If your Sky News-watching Uncle doesn't believe in it, we're making fun of it. It's a scary world, you may as well laugh in its face. Warning: This show may contain strong language and adult themes. 16+ audiences recommended.

In the first Pubic House Forum episode of the The 9pm Edict since 2018, I was joined by Sydney Morning Herald cartoonist Cathy Wilcox and satirist Mark Humphries at Sydney's Royal Exhibition Hotel in Surry Hills with an enthusiastic live audience.There's also a video version of this episode on YouTube.In this episode we begin with our audience rating Anthony Albanese's first year as prime minister on a scale of 1 to 5, and end by getting ChatGPT to ask the questions. They were terrible.We also talk about the late Barry Humphries (no relation to Mark, he claims), Elon Musk and Twitter and SpaceX, so-called "firming strategies", the Doug Anthony All Stars, Doug Anthony, Alan Seale, car parking considered as a superpower, Kyle Sandilands, Gerard Henderson (briefly), how many ducks you'd need to form a herd, and Farmer's Union Iced Coffee.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00197/Please support this podcast by throwing a few dollars into the tip jar at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/Another Public House Forum episode is scheduled for 27 May 2023. Stay tuned.

The talented Mark Humphries joins Fitbet for the first time!. Comedian, Actor and Tweeter he regals his time in France, his inability to make cocktails and tips on surviving twitter. Great Chat!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Sammy is joined by the great Mark Humphries and first-time guest Ed Begley Jr.Live show on the 7th of October with Missy Higgins & Jess Perkins: https://tccinc.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/77398Follow Mark on twitter: @MarkHumphriesFollow Mark on instagram: @HumphriesMarkFollow Ed Begley Jr on twitter: edbegleyjrEd's website: https://begleyliving.com/Follow Confessions: @confessionsoftheidiotsFollow Sammy on instagram: @SamPetersen91patreon: patreon.com/confessionsoftheidiotsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Sammy is joined by the great Mark Humphries and first-time guest Ed Begley Jr. Live show on the 7th of October with Missy Higgins & Jess Perkins: https://tccinc.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/77398 Follow Mark on twitter: @MarkHumphries Follow Mark on instagram: @HumphriesMark Follow Ed Begley Jr on twitter: edbegleyjr Ed's website: https://begleyliving.com/ Follow Confessions: @confessionsoftheidiots Follow Sammy on instagram: @SamPetersen91 patreon: patreon.com/confessionsoftheidiots

Mark Humphries shares the news that he will soon be hosting the Midwinter Ball and seeks advice from Charles and Dom. Charles shares an anecdote of the time he wrote a joke for the event that was so funny it lead to the collapse of a government. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report.

Mark Humphries joins Charles and Dom for the latest insider celebrity gossip. Mark and Charles spill the tea on the celebs they've both played tennis against and hold nothing back. Meanwhile rumours of Mark's poor serve are explained by Humphries himself. Plus the team investigates the longest interview ever recorded. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report.

At a time when real life politics seems like satire, you'd think the satirists would be out of a job. Instead, they've just taken their craft to another level. Mark Humphries is one of our best, funny, yet thoughtful and humble. At the end of an exhausting election campaign in Australia it was great to have a yarn about the lighter side of politics.

This week we're asking the tough questions on Election 2022 - from the policies, to the people and the unpredictable moments caught on camera.

Why do we laugh, and what makes something funny? A psychologist, a neuroscientist and satirist Mark Humphries weigh in on humour and the brain.