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Jun 8, 2023 • 2h 47min

#383 – Mark Zuckerberg: Future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp

Mark Zuckerberg discusses the future of AI at Meta, advancements in open-source AI models, challenges of content moderation, and the impact of AI on social networks. He also explores the dynamics of remote work, mixed reality technology, and the ethics of AI autonomy. Additionally, he shares insights on maintaining mental well-being through diverse exercise routines and the necessity of a physical form for artificial general intelligence.
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Jun 5, 2023 • 2h 12min

#382 – Bert Kreischer: Comedy, Drinking, Rogan, Segura, Churchill & Kim Jong Un

Bert Kreischer is a comedian, actor, and podcaster. Check him out on Bertcast, 2 Bears 1 Cave, Something is Burning, and the new movie The Machine. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Bert’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/bertkreischer/ Bert’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/bertkreischer Bert’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bertkreischer Bert’s Website: https://bertbertbert.com/ 2 Bears 1 Cave: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-i3EV1v5hLeT91DuXckUf6tsbMfLgZno Books mentioned: Life of the Party (book): https://amzn.to/42lHjKg PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (05:08) – Hemingway (08:34) – Putin (11:53) – Churchill (14:15) – Kim Jong Un (16:15) – Drinking with Joe Rogan and Tom Segura (24:42) – Father (28:33) – Shirtless (30:38) – Tom Segura (41:27) – Joe Rogan (44:16) – Dating advice (52:24) – Key to success (1:02:36) – Sleep and working out (1:11:51) – History podcasts (1:17:15) – Road trips (1:23:46) – Beer (1:33:14) – Exercise (1:38:56) – Life of the Party (1:46:39) – Drinking (2:05:11) – Greatest comedian of all time (2:07:59) – Advice for young people
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Jun 2, 2023 • 3h 38min

#381 – Chris Lattner: Future of Programming and AI

Chris Lattner is a legendary software and hardware engineer, leading projects at Apple, Tesla, Google, SiFive, and Modular AI, including the development of Swift, LLVM, Clang, MLIR, CIRCT, TPUs, and Mojo. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – iHerb: https://lexfridman.com/iherb and use code LEX to get 22% off your order – Numerai: https://numer.ai/lex – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off EPISODE LINKS: Chris’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/clattner_llvm Chris’s Website: http://nondot.org/sabre/ Mojo programming language: https://www.modular.com/mojo Modular AI: https://modular.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:38) – Mojo programming language (16:55) – Code indentation (25:22) – The power of autotuning (35:12) – Typed programming languages (51:56) – Immutability (1:04:14) – Distributed deployment (1:38:41) – Mojo vs CPython (1:54:30) – Guido van Rossum (2:01:31) – Mojo vs PyTorch vs TensorFlow (2:04:55) – Swift programming language (2:10:27) – Julia programming language (2:15:32) – Switching programming languages (2:24:58) – Mojo playground (2:29:48) – Jeremy Howard (2:40:34) – Function overloading (2:48:59) – Error vs Exception (2:56:39) – Mojo roadmap (3:09:41) – Building a company (3:21:27) – ChatGPT (3:27:50) – Danger of AI (3:31:44) – Future of programming (3:35:01) – Advice for young people
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May 28, 2023 • 2h 11min

#380 – Neil Gershenfeld: Self-Replicating Robots and the Future of Fabrication

Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Neil’s Website: http://ng.cba.mit.edu/ MIT Center for Bits and Atoms: https://cba.mit.edu/ Fab Foundation: https://fabfoundation.org/ Fab Lab community: https://fablabs.io/ Fab Academy: https://fabacademy.org/ Fab City: https://fab.city/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (05:37) – What Turing got wrong (11:02) – MIT Center for Bits and Atoms (24:08) – Digital logic (30:44) – Self-assembling robots (41:12) – Digital fabrication (52:07) – Self-reproducing machine (59:53) – Trash and fabrication (1:04:49) – Lab-made bioweapons (1:09:04) – Genome (1:20:56) – Quantum computing (1:25:28) – Microfluidic bubble computation (1:30:49) – Maxwell’s demon (1:39:35) – Consciousness (1:46:35) – Cellular automata (1:51:07) – Universe is a computer (1:55:53) – Advice for young people (2:05:10) – Meaning of life
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May 24, 2023 • 3h 14min

#379 – Randall Kennedy: The N-Word – History of Race, Law, Politics, and Power

Law professor Randall Kennedy discusses the history, power, and controversy surrounding the N-word. Topics include the evolution of the word, controversies and reflections on their book, power and responsibility of words, complexity of slurs, evaluating the use of the N-word, views on Harvard University and race, misconceptions surrounding critical race theory, racial profiling and its consequences, progress and divisions in American race relations, affirmative action, denialism and the attack on testing, lessons from the speaker's father, and reflections on Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech.
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May 18, 2023 • 2h 23min

#378 – Anna Frebel: Origin and Evolution of the Universe, Galaxies, and Stars

Anna Frebel is an astronomer and astrophysicist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Hexclad Cookware: https://hexclad.com/lex and use code LEX to get 10% off – Numerai: https://numer.ai/lex – House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order EPISODE LINKS: Anna’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/annafrebel Anna’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/annafrebel Anna’s Book – Searching for the Oldest Stars: https://amzn.to/3pi2Ci6 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (05:26) – First elements (12:35) – Milky Way (16:11) – Alien worlds (19:16) – Protogalaxies (24:29) – Black holes (29:27) – Stellar archeology (38:42) – Oldest stars (46:32) – Metal-poor stars (1:02:05) – Neutron capture (1:07:01) – Neutron stars (1:12:30) – Dwarf galaxies (1:17:10) – Star observation (1:45:27) – James Webb Space Telescope (1:51:17) – Future of space observation (1:54:26) – Age of the universe (2:07:34) – Most beautiful idea in astronomy (2:11:23) – Advice for young people (2:20:17) – Meaning of life
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May 16, 2023 • 1h 55min

#377 – Harvey Silverglate: Freedom of Speech

Harvey Silverglate is a free speech advocate, co-founder of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression, and author of several books on freedom of speech and criminal justice. He is running for Harvard Board of Overseers on a platform of free speech. If you’re a Harvard Alumni, please consider voting for him by Tue, May 16, 5pm ET: https://www.harvey4harvard.com/ballot Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Factor: https://factormeals.com/lex50 and use code lex50 to get 50% off first box – SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Vote for Harvey: https://www.harvey4harvard.com/ballot Harvey’s Website: https://www.harveysilverglate.com/ FIRE’s Website: https://www.thefire.org/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:23) – Freedom of speech (28:04) – Bureaucracy in Universities (44:18) – Clash of ideas (47:56) – Public education is broken (59:33) – Jeffrey Epstein (1:12:26) – Freedom of thought and liberal arts (1:23:30) – Interviewing controversial people (1:27:14) – Alan Dershowitz (1:30:28) – Donald Trump (1:37:27) – FBI (1:45:52) – Criminal justice system (1:48:20) – Advice
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May 9, 2023 • 4h 20min

#376 – Stephen Wolfram: ChatGPT and the Nature of Truth, Reality & Computation

Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, theoretical physicist, and the founder of Wolfram Research, a company behind Wolfram|Alpha, Wolfram Language, and the Wolfram Physics and Metamathematics projects. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off EPISODE LINKS: Stephen’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram Stephen’s Blog: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com Wolfram|Alpha: https://www.wolframalpha.com A New Kind of Science (book): https://amzn.to/30XoEun Fundamental Theory of Physics (book): https://amzn.to/30XbAoT Blog posts: A 50-Year Quest: https://bit.ly/3NQbZ2P What Is ChatGPT doing: https://bit.ly/3VOwtuz PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:45) – WolframAlpha and ChatGPT (26:26) – Computation and nature of reality (53:18) – How ChatGPT works (1:53:01) – Human and animal cognition (2:06:20) – Dangers of AI (2:14:39) – Nature of truth (2:36:01) – Future of education (3:12:03) – Consciousness (3:21:02) – Second Law of Thermodynamics (3:44:36) – Entropy (3:57:36) – Observers in physics (4:14:27) – Mortality
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May 6, 2023 • 3h 36min

#375 – David Pakman: Politics of Trump, Biden, Bernie, AOC, Socialism & Wokeism

David Pakman is a left-wing progressive political commentator and host of The David Pakman Show. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get free trial – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: David’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dpakman David’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thedavidpakmanshow David’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/david.pakman David’s Website: https://davidpakman.com/ David’s Subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow/ Books mentioned: 1. The Rebel and the Kingdom: https://amzn.to/3p9pLDt 2. Saving Time: https://amzn.to/3pejiH3 3. Endurance: https://amzn.to/419ez6O PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:42) – Political ideologies (16:10) – Twitter drama (31:07) – Biden vs Trump (38:07) – AOC (40:47) – Bernie Sanders (48:55) – Donald Trump: Pros and cons (1:14:46) – Joe Biden: Pros and cons (1:21:08) – Hate for politicians (1:37:29) – RFK Jr (1:50:48) – Republican voters (1:57:30) – Conspiracy theories (2:02:26) – January 6th (2:11:31) – Hunter Biden’s laptop (2:15:46) – Tucker Carlson (2:18:44) – Wokeism and censorship (2:37:11) – ChatGPT and universities (2:43:10) – Libertarianism (2:46:47) – Elon Musk (2:55:14) – Dealing with attacks (2:59:56) – Truth (3:05:47) – Israel and Palestine (3:09:41) – Ukraine war (3:17:42) – Books (3:28:22) – Mortality (3:30:33) – Advice for young people (3:32:05) – Hope for the future
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Apr 28, 2023 • 2h 32min

#374 – Robert Playter: Boston Dynamics CEO on Humanoid and Legged Robotics

Robert Playter is CEO of Boston Dynamics, a legendary robotics company that over 30 years has created some of the most elegant, dextrous, and simply amazing robots ever built, including the humanoid robot Atlas and the robot dog Spot. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack EPISODE LINKS: Boston Dynamics YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bostondynamics Boston Dynamics Twitter: https://twitter.com/BostonDynamics Boston Dynamics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bostondynamicsofficial Boston Dynamics Website: https://bostondynamics.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (07:18) – Early days of Boston Dynamics (15:39) – Simplifying robots (19:37) – Art and science of robotics (24:20) – Atlas humanoid robot (41:14) – DARPA Robotics Challenge (55:34) – BigDog robot (1:09:23) – Spot robot (1:30:48) – Stretch robot (1:33:36) – Handle robot (1:39:10) – Robots in our homes (1:47:57) – Tesla Optimus robot (1:56:39) – ChatGPT (1:59:43) – Boston Dynamics AI Institute (2:01:14) – Fear of robots (2:11:36) – Running a company (2:17:13) – Consciousness (2:24:46) – Advice for young people (2:26:42) – Future of robots

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