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Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

Lex Fridman Podcast Lex Fridman

    • Technologie
    • 4.9 • 780 Ratings

Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

    #431 – Roman Yampolskiy: Dangers of Superintelligent AI

    #431 – Roman Yampolskiy: Dangers of Superintelligent AI

    Roman Yampolskiy is an AI safety researcher and author of a new book titled AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    OUTLINE:

    Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

    (00:00) - Introduction

    (09:12) - Existential risk of AGI

    (15:25) - Ikigai risk

    (23:37) - Suffering risk

    (27:12) - Timeline to AGI

    (31:44) - AGI turing test

    (37:06) - Yann LeCun and open source AI

    (49:58) - AI control

    (52:26) - Social engineering

    (54:59) - Fearmongering

    (1:04:49) - AI deception

    (1:11:23) - Verification

    (1:18:22) - Self-improving AI

    (1:30:34) - Pausing AI development

    (1:36:51) - AI Safety

    (1:46:35) - Current AI

    (1:51:58) - Simulation

    (1:59:16) - Aliens

    (2:00:50) - Human mind

    (2:07:10) - Neuralink

    (2:16:15) - Hope for the future

    (2:20:11) - Meaning of life

    • 2 hrs 22 min
    #430 – Charan Ranganath: Human Memory, Imagination, Deja Vu, and False Memories

    #430 – Charan Ranganath: Human Memory, Imagination, Deja Vu, and False Memories

    Charan Ranganath is a psychologist and neuroscientist at UC Davis, specializing in human memory. He is the author of a new book titled Why We Remember. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/charan-ranganath-transcript



    EPISODE LINKS:

    Charan's X: https://x.com/CharanRanganath

    Charan's Instagram: https://instagram.com/thememorydoc

    Charan's Website: https://charanranganath.com

    Why We Remember (book): https://amzn.to/3WzUF6x

    Charan's Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ptWkt1wAAAAJ

    Dynamic Memory Lab: https://dml.ucdavis.edu/



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    OUTLINE:

    Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

    (00:00) - Introduction

    (10:18) - Experiencing self vs remembering self

    (23:59) - Creating memories

    (33:31) - Why we forget

    (41:08) - Training memory

    (51:37) - Memory hacks

    (1:03:26) - Imagination vs memory

    (1:12:44) - Memory competitions

    (1:22:33) - Science of memory

    (1:37:48) - Discoveries

    (1:48:52) - Deja vu

    (1:54:09) - False memories

    (2:14:14) - False confessions

    (2:18:00) - Heartbreak

    (2:25:34) - Nature of time

    (2:33:15) - Brain–computer interface (BCI)

    (2:47:19) - AI and memory

    (2:57:33) - ADHD

    (3:04:30) - Music

    (3:14:15) - Human mind

    • 3 hrs 20 min
    #429 – Paul Rosolie: Jungle, Apex Predators, Aliens, Uncontacted Tribes, and God

    #429 – Paul Rosolie: Jungle, Apex Predators, Aliens, Uncontacted Tribes, and God

    Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, explorer, author, and founder of Junglekeepers, dedicating his life to protecting the Amazon rainforest. Support his efforts at https://junglekeepers.org



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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/paul-rosolie-2-transcript



    EPISODE LINKS:

    Paul's Instagram: https://instagram.com/paulrosolie

    Junglekeepers: https://junglekeepers.org

    Paul's Website: https://paulrosolie.com

    Mother of God (book): https://amzn.to/3ww2ob1



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    OUTLINE:

    Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

    (00:00) - Introduction

    (12:29) - Amazon jungle

    (14:47) - Bushmaster snakes

    (26:13) - Black caiman

    (44:33) - Rhinos

    (47:47) - Anacondas

    (1:18:04) - Mammals

    (1:30:10) - Piranhas

    (1:41:00) - Aliens

    (1:58:45) - Elephants

    (2:10:02) - Origin of life

    (2:23:21) - Explorers

    (2:36:38) - Ayahuasca

    (2:45:03) - Deep jungle expedition

    (2:59:09) - Jane Goodall

    (3:01:41) - Theodore Roosevelt

    (3:12:36) - Alone show

    (3:22:23) - Protecting the rainforest

    (3:38:36) - Snake makes appearance

    (3:46:47) - Uncontacted tribes

    (4:00:11) - Mortality

    (4:01:39) - Steve Irwin

    (4:09:18) - God

    • 4 hrs 12 min
    #428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens

    #428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens

    Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist, author, and host of Mindscape podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/sean-carroll-3-transcript



    EPISODE LINKS:

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    Mindscape Podcast: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/

    Sean's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@seancarroll

    Sean's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll

    Sean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanmcarroll

    Sean's Instagram: https://instagram.com/seanmcarroll

    Sean's Papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Lfifrv8AAAAJ

    Sean's Books: https://amzn.to/3W7yT9N



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    OUTLINE:

    Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

    (00:00) - Introduction

    (11:03) - General relativity

    (23:22) - Black holes

    (28:11) - Hawking radiation

    (32:19) - Aliens

    (41:15) - Holographic principle

    (1:05:38) - Dark energy

    (1:11:38) - Dark matter

    (1:20:34) - Quantum mechanics

    (1:41:56) - Simulation

    (1:44:18) - AGI

    (1:58:42) - Complexity

    (2:11:25) - Consciousness

    (2:20:32) - Naturalism

    (2:24:49) - Limits of science

    (2:29:34) - Mindscape podcast

    (2:39:29) - Einstein

    • 2 hrs 44 min
    #427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

    #427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

    Neil Adams is a judo world champion, 2-time Olympic silver medalist, 5-time European champion, and often referred to as the Voice of Judo. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/neil-adams-transcript



    EPISODE LINKS:

    Neil's Instagram: https://instagram.com/naefighting

    Neil's YouTube: https://youtube.com/NAEffectiveFighting

    Neil's TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@neiladamsmbe

    Neil's Facebook: https://facebook.com/NeilAdamsJudo

    Neil's X: https://x.com/NeilAdamsJudo

    Neil's Website: https://naeffectivefighting.com

    Neil's Podcast: https://naeffectivefighting.com/podcasts/the-dojo-collective-podcast

    A Life in Judo (book): https://amzn.to/4d3DtfB

    A Game of Throws (audiobook): https://amzn.to/4aA2WeJ



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    OUTLINE:

    Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

    (00:00) - Introduction

    (09:13) - 1980 Olympics

    (26:35) - Judo explained

    (34:40) - Winning

    (52:54) - 1984 Olympics

    (1:01:55) - Lessons from losing

    (1:17:37) - Teddy Riner

    (1:37:12) - Training in Japan

    (1:52:51) - Jiu jitsu

    (2:03:59) - Training

    (2:27:18) - Advice for beginners

    • 2 hrs 35 min
    #426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

    #426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

    Edward Gibson is a psycholinguistics professor at MIT and heads the MIT Language Lab. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/edward-gibson-transcript



    EPISODE LINKS:

    Edward's X: https://x.com/LanguageMIT

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    Edward's Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4FsWE64AAAAJ

    TedLab's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Tedlab-MIT



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    OUTLINE:

    Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

    (00:00) - Introduction

    (10:53) - Human language

    (14:59) - Generalizations in language

    (20:46) - Dependency grammar

    (30:45) - Morphology

    (39:20) - Evolution of languages

    (42:40) - Noam Chomsky

    (1:26:46) - Thinking and language

    (1:40:16) - LLMs

    (1:53:14) - Center embedding

    (2:19:42) - Learning a new language

    (2:23:34) - Nature vs nurture

    (2:30:10) - Culture and language

    (2:44:38) - Universal language

    (2:49:01) - Language translation

    (2:52:16) - Animal communication

    • 3 hrs

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
780 Ratings

780 Ratings

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Outstanding Podcast

This podcast opens new horizons to the listener. Even in the longest episodes I’ve never felt compelled to stop listing or to fast forward. Excellent! Thank you so much, Lex for doing this.

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Episode with Annie Jacobsen…

…was outstanding. I like it’s more a conversation rather than just an interview.

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Mind expanding, life enriching

This podcast is so valuable, it enriches my life, it expands my thinking and the view of the world and gives me hope. Oftentimes it feels like a revelation. Thanks with all of my heart dear Lex and your wonderful guests.

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