Peter Norvig is a research director at Google and the co-author with Stuart Russell of the book Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach that educated and inspired a whole generation of researchers including myself to get into the field. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on iTunes or support it on Patreon. Here’s the outline with timestamps for this episode (on some players you can click on the timestamp to jump to that point in the episode): 00:00 – Introduction 00:37 – Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach 09:11 – Covering the entire field of AI 15:42 – Expert systems and knowledge representation 18:31 – Explainable AI 23:15 – Trust 25:47 – Education – Intro to AI – MOOC 32:43 – Learning to program in 10 years 37:12 – Changing nature of mastery 40:01 – Code review 41:17 – How have you changed as a programmer 43:05 – LISP 47:41 – Python 48:32 – Early days of Google Search 53:24 – What does it take to build human-level intelligence 55:14 – Her 57:00 – Test of intelligence 58:41 – Future threats from AI 1:00:58 – Exciting open problems in AI

Peter Norvig, an AI pioneer and former Director of Research at Google, shares his insights on the evolution of artificial intelligence. He discusses the shift from academia to corporate tech and emphasizes the need for human control in AI's rapid advancement. Peter offers invaluable advice for entrepreneurs on leveraging AI effectively while addressing its impact on income inequality and job displacement. He also highlights how AI personalizes learning and empowers solopreneurs, stressing the ethical considerations necessary for a fair society.

AI professor/author/researcher Peter Norvig discusses the evolution of AI systems, the challenges of AI in chess, advancements and limitations in language processing of computers, and the development of a humanoid robot airplane pilot.