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Lex Fridman: Ask Me Anything – AMA January 2021

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January 27, 2021

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January 27, 2021

Lex Fridman: Ask Me Anything – AMA January 2021

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(06:37) – Will AGI suffer from depression?

(11:14) – Love is an escape from the muck of life

(17:14) – What questions would you ask an alien?

(25:58) – How to pivot careers to computer science

(33:06) – What will robots look like in the future?

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#143 – John Clarke: The Art of Fighting and the Pursuit of Excellence

#144 – Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI

#145 – Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics

#146 – Michael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mindset

#147 – Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars

#148 – Charles Isbell and Michael Littman: Machine Learning and Education

#149 – Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion, and the Nature of Belief

#150 – Michael Malice: The White Pill, Freedom, Hope, and Happiness Amidst Chaos

#151 – Dan Kokotov: Speech Recognition with AI and Humans

#152 – Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions

#153 – Dmitry Korkin: Evolution of Proteins, Viruses, Life, and AI

#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua

#155 – Max Tegmark: AI and Physics

Lex Fridman: Ask Me Anything – AMA January 2021

#156 – Tim Dillon: Comedy, Power, Conspiracy Theories, and Freedom

#157 – Natalya Bailey: Rocket Engines and Electric Spacecraft Propulsion

#158 – Zev Weinstein: The Next Generation of Big Ideas and Brave Minds

#159 – Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stock Trading

#160 – Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave

#161 – Jason Calacanis: Startups, Angel Investing, Capitalism, and Friendship

#162 – Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness

#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics

#164 – Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity & the Limits of the Human Mind

#165 – Josh Barnett: Philosophy of Violence, Power, and the Martial Arts

#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media

#167 – Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power

#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum

#169 – Ryan Hall: Solving Martial Arts from First Principles

#170 – Ronald Sullivan: The Ideal of Justice in the Face of Controversy and Evil

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