Stephen Wolfram of Wolfram Research joins Jason for an all-encompassing conversation about AI, from the history of neural nets (7:53) to how modern ai emulates the human brain (19:33). This leads to an in-depth discussion about the pace at which AI is evolving (43:46), The “Post-Knowledge Work” era (58:45), the unintended consequences of AI (1:03:52), and so much more.
(0:00) Nick kicks off the show
(1:24) Under the hood of ChatGPT
(7:53) What is a neural net?
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(11:33) Determining values and weights in a neural net
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(19:33) Emulating the human brain
(23:26) Defining computational irreducibility
(26:14) Emergent behavior and the rules of language
(31:49) Discovering logic + creating a computational language
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(39:38) Wolfram’s ChatGPT plugin
(43:46) The rapid pace of AI
(58:45) The “Post-Knowledge Work” era
(1:03:52) The unintended consequences of AI
(1:11:45) Rewarding innovation
(1:16:12) The possibility of AGI
(1:20:07) Creating a general-purpose robotic system
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