Lex Fridman Podcast

Stuart Russell: Long-Term Future of AI

39 snips
Dec 9, 2018
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
ANECDOTE

Early Chess Program

  • Stuart Russell created his first AI program, a chess player, in high school.
  • The program used punch cards and had limited CPU time, never beating him.
INSIGHT

Meta-Reasoning in Game Playing

  • Meta-reasoning, or reasoning about reasoning, helps manage computational resources.
  • It involves selectively exploring search trees to improve decision-making.
INSIGHT

AlphaGo's Power

  • AlphaGo's strength comes from evaluating board positions and deep search.
  • It selectively explores promising moves, balancing value and uncertainty.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app