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#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:
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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

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OUTLINE:
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(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

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

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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:
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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

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

#373 – Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI

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Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Manolis Website: http://web.mit.edu/manoli/
Manolis Twitter: https://twitter.com/manoliskellis
Manolis YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ManolisKellis1

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:44) – Humans vs AI
(15:50) – Evolution
(37:34) – Nature vs Nurture
(50:03) – AI alignment
(56:27) – Impact of AI on the job market
(1:08:06) – Human gatherings
(1:13:07) – Human-AI relationships
(1:23:11) – Being replaced by AI
(1:35:37) – Fear of death
(1:47:33) – Consciousness
(1:54:58) – AI rights and regulations
(2:00:41) – Halting AI development
(2:13:52) – Education
(2:19:16) – Biology research
(2:26:36) – Meaning of life
(2:29:09) – Loneliness

#372 – Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design

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Simone Giertz is an inventor, designer, engineer, and roboticist famous for a combination of humor and brilliant creative design in the systems and products she creates. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Simone’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@simonegiertz
Simone’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz
Simone’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonegiertz
YETCH Store: https://yetch.store

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
(06:49) – Early creations
(23:42) – Sh*tty Robots
(38:40) – Robots and human connection
(40:55) – Dating AI
(44:14) – Proud parent machine
(46:05) – Creative process
(47:31) – Bubble wrap music box
(52:53) – Education
(58:27) – Difficult projects
(59:56) – TED talk
(1:06:13) – Brain tumor
(1:14:51) – Fear of death
(1:19:15) – Mass production
(1:34:40) – Truckla
(1:39:29) – Weapons
(1:43:29) – Consciousness
(1:45:33) – MMA
(1:49:36) – China, Kenya, and USA
(1:54:29) – Advice for young people
(1:58:21) – Meaning of life

#371 – Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development

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Max Tegmark is a physicist and AI researcher at MIT, co-founder of the Future of Life Institute, and author of Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Max’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tegmark
Max’s Website: https://space.mit.edu/home/tegmark
Pause Giant AI Experiments (open letter): https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments
Future of Life Institute: https://futureoflife.org
Books and resources mentioned:
1. Life 3.0 (book): https://amzn.to/3UB9rXB
2. Meditations on Moloch (essay): https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch
3. Nuclear winter paper: https://nature.com/articles/s43016-022-00573-0

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
(07:34) – Intelligent alien civilizations
(19:58) – Life 3.0 and superintelligent AI
(31:25) – Open letter to pause Giant AI Experiments
(56:32) – Maintaining control
(1:25:22) – Regulation
(1:36:12) – Job automation
(1:45:27) – Elon Musk
(2:07:09) – Open source
(2:13:39) – How AI may kill all humans
(2:24:10) – Consciousness
(2:33:32) – Nuclear winter
(2:44:00) – Questions for AGI

#370 – Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox – Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love

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Edward Frenkel is a mathematician at UC Berkeley working on the interface of mathematics and quantum physics. He is the author of Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Edward’s Website: https://edwardfrenkel.com
Edward’s Book – Love and Math: https://amzn.to/40Bgxh0
Edward’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/edfrenkel
Edward’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/edfrenkel
Edward’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/edfrenkel

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
(05:54) – Mathematics in the Soviet Union
(16:05) – Nature of reality
(27:23) – Scientific discoveries
(40:45) – Observing reality
(56:57) – Complex numbers
(1:05:42) – Imagination
(1:13:33) – Pythagoreanism
(1:21:28) – AI and love
(1:34:07) – Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems
(1:54:32) – Beauty in mathematics
(1:59:02) – Eric Weinstein
(2:20:57) – Langlands Program
(2:27:36) – Edward Witten
(2:30:41) – String theory
(2:36:10) – Theory of everything
(2:45:03) – Mathematics in academia
(2:50:30) – How to think
(2:56:16) – Fermat’s Last Theorem
(3:11:07) – Eric Weinstein and Harvard
(3:18:32) – Antisemitism
(3:38:45) – Mortality
(3:46:42) – Love

#369 – Paul Rosolie: Amazon Jungle, Uncontacted Tribes, Anacondas, and Ayahuasca

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Paul Rosolie is a conservationist, explorer, author, filmmaker, real life Tarzan, and founder of Junglekeepers which today protects over 50,000 acres of threatened habitat. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Paul’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/paulrosolie
Paul’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulRosolie
Junglekeepers: https://www.junglekeepers.com
VETPAW: https://vetpaw.org

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
(06:09) – Amazon rainforest
(17:24) – Discovery of the Amazon
(22:00) – Werner Herzog
(28:06) – Jane Goodall
(41:55) – Anacondas
(1:05:44) – Eaten Alive
(1:18:08) – Joe Rogan
(1:26:28) – Surviving in the Amazon
(1:53:39) – Uncontacted tribes in the Amazon
(2:03:34) – Surrounded by black caiman crocodiles
(2:21:11) – Graham Hancock and ancient civilizations
(2:26:43) – Aliens
(2:56:44) – Climate change
(3:01:55) – Jordan Peterson
(3:19:17) – Hunting
(3:26:33) – Ayahuasca
(3:35:00) – Meaning of life

#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization

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Eliezer Yudkowsky is a researcher, writer, and philosopher on the topic of superintelligent AI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Eliezer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ESYudkowsky
LessWrong Blog: https://lesswrong.com
Eliezer’s Blog page: https://www.lesswrong.com/users/eliezer_yudkowsky
Books and resources mentioned:
1. AGI Ruin (blog post): https://lesswrong.com/posts/uMQ3cqWDPHhjtiesc/agi-ruin-a-list-of-lethalities
2. Adaptation and Natural Selection: https://amzn.to/40F5gfa

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
(05:19) – GPT-4
(28:00) – Open sourcing GPT-4
(44:18) – Defining AGI
(52:14) – AGI alignment
(1:35:06) – How AGI may kill us
(2:27:27) – Superintelligence
(2:34:39) – Evolution
(2:41:09) – Consciousness
(2:51:41) – Aliens
(2:57:12) – AGI Timeline
(3:05:11) – Ego
(3:11:03) – Advice for young people
(3:16:21) – Mortality
(3:18:02) – Love

#367 – Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI

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Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Codex, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
– NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour
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EPISODE LINKS:
Sam’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sama
OpenAI’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenAI
OpenAI’s Website: https://openai.com
GPT-4 Website: https://openai.com/research/gpt-4

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
(08:41) – GPT-4
(20:06) – Political bias
(27:07) – AI safety
(47:47) – Neural network size
(51:40) – AGI
(1:13:09) – Fear
(1:15:18) – Competition
(1:17:38) – From non-profit to capped-profit
(1:20:58) – Power
(1:26:11) – Elon Musk
(1:34:37) – Political pressure
(1:52:51) – Truth and misinformation
(2:05:13) – Microsoft
(2:09:13) – SVB bank collapse
(2:14:04) – Anthropomorphism
(2:18:07) – Future applications
(2:21:59) – Advice for young people
(2:24:37) – Meaning of life

#366 – Shannon Curry: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Trial, Marriage, Dating & Love

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Dr. Shannon Curry is a clinical and forensic psychologist who conducts research, therapy, and clinical evaluation pertaining to trauma, violence, and relationships. She testified in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Shannon’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/currypsychgroup
Curry Psychology Group: https://currypsychology.com/

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
(05:41) – Starting a relationship
(09:40) – Couples therapy
(16:57) – Why relationships fail
(24:15) – Drama in relationships
(29:42) – Success in relationships
(36:06) – Dating
(44:42) – Sex
(46:36) – Cheating
(55:37) – Polyamory
(57:28) – Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial
(1:26:06) – Forensic psychology
(1:36:16) – PTSD
(1:45:51) – Advice for young people
(1:48:42) – Love

Lex Fridman

Research Scientist at MIT. Host of Lex Fridman Podcast.

Author Archives: lexteam

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

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

#373 – Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI

#372 – Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design

#371 – Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development

#370 – Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox – Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love

#369 – Paul Rosolie: Amazon Jungle, Uncontacted Tribes, Anacondas, and Ayahuasca

#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization

#367 – Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI

#366 – Shannon Curry: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Trial, Marriage, Dating & Love