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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.
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#432 – Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and Life
Kevin Spacey is a two-time Oscar-winning actor, who starred in Se7en, the Usual Suspects, American Beauty, and House of Cards, creating haunting performances of characters who often embody the dark side of human nature. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(10:14) - Seven
(13:54) - David Fincher
(21:46) - Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman
(27:15) - Acting
(35:40) - Improve
(44:24) - Al Pacino
(48:07) - Jack Lemmon
(57:25) - American Beauty
(1:17:34) - Mortality
(1:20:22) - Allegations
(1:38:19) - House of Cards
(1:56:55) - Jack Nicholson
(1:59:57) - Mike Nichols
(2:05:30) - Christopher Walken
(2:12:38) - Father
(2:21:30) - Future -
#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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Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/roman-yampolskiy-transcript
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(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 -
#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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(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 -
#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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(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 -
#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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(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 -
#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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(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
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Thank you and all the guest speakers for trying to spend time and making academic topics more accessible to more people around the world, especially to younger generations like us 🌤️
We have learnt and been able to broaden our minds so so much from your show along 🌎
Lex Fridman, you inspire! 🌳
Pure Knowledge - the smartest collection of the smartest minds at our time.
Either on YouTube or here - you will get the most interesting conversations and will acquire pure 1st hand knowledge. Not only about AI, but as well about other subjects and mostly about human mind.
Warning: Popular science documentaries will become boring for you.
Well done Lex and thank you so much for providing this.
Lex has weird, uninformed monologues
Listened to the Lab Leak Theory episode. Exciting, important topic. Great guest: fluent, smart, makes well rounded arguments. Lex in between takes ridiculous amounts of time for monologues that consist of homespun theories about large themes, making vage, sweeping and vastly generalized claims.
Seriously, he's painful to listen to. I stopped the episode 1/3 in, even though I loved the guest.
I don't think Lex understands how mediocre his mind or undeveloped his opinions are.
Dude, why don't you talk your points throught with friends or a team and try harder not to waste people's time or to embarrass yourself.