Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality | Lex Fridman Podcast
Ray Kurzweil is an author, inventor, and futurist. Hear him share his thoughts with Ray Kurzweil.
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Can artificial intelligence become sentient, or smarter than we are?
In this episode of Techtopia, DW Chief Technology Correspondent Janosch Delcker takes a deep dive into the world of AI, meeting a scientist on the quest for human-level intelligence, and digging into the questions awaiting us as humanity inches closer to AGI. They call it the holy grail of artificial intelligence research: Building a computer […]
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Is this AI Sentient?
By now, you may have heard the extraordinary claims of a Google ML engineer claiming that the company has developed a sentient AI. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof and, at best, this engineer has been fooled by a really sophisticated language model. However, the legal, ethical, and spiritual dilemmas are quite real and worth thinking […]
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Jonathan Haidt and The Case Against Social Media on the Lex Fridman Podcast
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at NYU and author of The Coddling of the American Mind, The Righteous Mind, and The Happiness Hypothesis. He and Jonathan have an interesting conversation about social media’s impact on society. OUTLINE: 0:00 – Introduction 1:25 – Social media and mental health 15:14 – Mark Zuckerberg 24:51 – Children’s […]
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Nicole Perlroth on Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar
Lex Fridman interviews Nicole Perlroth,a cybersecurity journalist and author.
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Nicole Perlroth on Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar
Nicole Perlroth is a cybersecurity journalist and author.
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Kevin Systrom on Instagram
Kevin Systrom is the co-founder and former CEO of Instagram and he sits down with Lex Fridman, Time stamps: 0:00 – Introduction 0:22 – Origin of Instagram 42:29 – New social networks 1:01:34 – Selling Instagram to Facebook 1:24:36 – Features 1:28:42 – Facebook 2:05:24 – Whistleblower 2:16:43 – Machine learning 2:26:41 – Advice for […]
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Brian Greene on Quantum Gravity, The Big Bang, Aliens, Death, and Meaning
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Brian Greene is a theoretical physicist who also educates the public via his books and documentaries appears on Lex Fridman’s podcast. Time stamps: 0:00 – Introduction 0:27 – Entropy 8:35 – Consciousness 24:54 – Quantum gravity 28:14 – String theory 41:41 – Time 54:13 – Free will 58:36 – Emergence and complexity 1:05:48 – The […]
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RZA on Wu-Tang Clan, Kung Fu, Chess, God, Life, and Death | Lex Fridman Podcast #228
RZA is a rapper, record producer, filmmaker, actor, writer, philosopher, and the mastermind of the legendary hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Fun fact: this is the 36th post of the month. Fans will get the reference. For all others, check out the title of their debut album. Time Stamps: 0:00 – Introduction 0:24 – Life […]
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Jo Boaler on How to Learn Math | Lex Fridman Podcast #226
Given the increasing importance of mathematics in the world, it may be as crucial to success as literacy. Jo Boaler is a professor of mathematics education at Stanford and the co-founder of youcubed. In this video, she sits down with Lex Fridman to talk about learning math. OUTLINE: 0:00 – Introduction 0:23 – What is […]
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