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#221 – Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI
Lex Fridman Podcast
How to Make a Difference in the World
You've lived a very interesting life where you thought about big ideas and you stuck with them. You have to realize that if you make some plan that's going to take an extended period of time to carry out, don't be afraid of that. If you follow the path of least resistance, you'll find that you're optimizing for short periods of time. Before you know it, long periods of time have gone by without you ever really making a difference in the world. But remember that you're mortal. Remember that you have a limited number of decade-sized bets to make with your life."
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