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Lex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersHow Alexa Learned to Hear From Across the Room: Rohit Prasad on Far-Field Speech and IntentGuest Rohit Prasad · Host Lex FridmanAlexa's head scientist recalls the early days of the Echo, when far-field speech recognition seemed unsolvable and there were no customers to collect data from.
17:35ENLex FridmanPodcastHands Off the Wheel in San Diego: A Comma Two Demo Drive and a Tour of comma.ai's Hardware ShopHost Lex FridmanAfter their podcast conversation, George Hotz takes Lex Fridman on an openpilot drive and then through the comma.ai offices, dashboards, assembly line and compute cluster.
19:13ENLex FridmanPodcastThe Higgs Was the Missing Puzzle Piece. The Real Mystery Is Why It Exists at AllHost Lex FridmanParticle physicist Harry Cliff explains why finding the Higgs confirmed the obvious, why its tuned value is so troubling, and why the search for a deeper theory is stuck.
18:46ENLex FridmanPodcastA Brooding Stuffed Hedgehog and Lex Fridman's Case for Owning LessHost Lex FridmanIn an AMA, Lex Fridman uses his thrift-store hedgehog to talk about minimalism, anthropomorphism in robotics, and why shared experience binds people together.
22:08ENLex FridmanPodcastHeavy, Patient, Relentless: What a Day on the Mats With Khabib Nurmagomedov Feels LikeHost Lex FridmanLex Fridman trains with Khabib Nurmagomedov and his team, then hears how Khabib thinks about pressure, endurance and never stopping.
24:08ENLex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersIntelligence Is Not Just Prediction: David Ferrucci on Explanation, Persuasion and Shared MeaningGuest David Ferrucci · Host Lex FridmanThe lead of IBM's Watson team argues that predicting well is only half of intelligence, and that being understood by others is the other half.
22:03ENLex FridmanPodcastRunning the Drake Equation: Lex Fridman's Estimate of Alien Civilizations, From 0.7 in the Milky Way to Trillions in the UniverseHost Lex FridmanLex Fridman walks through each parameter of the Drake equation with optimistic, pessimistic and personal estimates, then argues the real lesson is how little we understand about intelligence and communication.
23:11ENLex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersNick Bostrom on Superintelligence: Why the Upside Deserves as Much Attention as the RiskGuest Nick Bostrom · Host Lex FridmanIn a clip from the Lex Fridman Podcast, Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom defines superintelligence, discusses intelligence explosions, and sketches what a good AGI future might look like.
22:17ENLex FridmanPodcastWhat Is Real? Lee Smolin on Realism, Science and StorytellingHost Lex FridmanThe theoretical physicist explains why he believes in a world independent of our perception, why he doubts there is a single scientific method, and where realism meets quantum mechanics.
15:43ENLex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersInside RIDER: The Rugged Black Box Behind MIT's Large-Scale Driving StudyGuest MIT-AVT · Host Lex FridmanA walkthrough of the data-collection device MIT-AVT uses to record drivers and vehicles in semi-autonomous cars month after month.
17:11ENLex FridmanPodcastDisagreement as an Art: How Lex Fridman Handles Negative CommentsHost Lex FridmanIn an AMA answer, Lex Fridman explains how he separates respectful disagreement from mockery and how he turns the sting of criticism into a lesson.
26:23ENLex FridmanPodcastTime Is Real, Space Is Emergent: Lee Smolin on Finishing Einstein's RevolutionHost Lex FridmanTheoretical physicist Lee Smolin explains why quantum theory and general relativity remain unreconciled, and why he thinks causality is fundamental and locality is not.
20:36ENLex FridmanPodcastWhy Simple Theories Win: Marcus Hutter on Occam's Razor, Compression and Kolmogorov ComplexityHost Lex FridmanDeepMind researcher Marcus Hutter explains Solomonoff induction, why compression equals understanding, and how a simple universe can still look rich.
17:32ENLex FridmanPodcastOver-Automating, Googling Doctors and Neural Nets: George Hotz Reviews Programming MemesHost Lex FridmanLex Fridman and George Hotz rate printed programming memes, and the jokes turn into candid talk about testing, hiring, social media and the power of neural networks.
18:24ENLex FridmanPodcastFive Lessons from a 91-Year-Old Grandmother: Lex Fridman Remembers the Woman Who Shaped HimHost Lex FridmanLex Fridman uses his microphone to honor his late grandmother, recounting what she taught him about toughness, strength, quiet thought, self-belief and love.
20:50ENLex FridmanPodcastGlitches as Features: What John Hopfield Says Artificial Neural Networks Are MissingHost Lex FridmanIn a short conversation with Lex Fridman, physicist and neural-network pioneer John Hopfield compares evolved brains with today's artificial networks and explains why he expects AI to borrow from biology generation after generation.
17:19ENLex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersFrom Atoms to Data Centers: How a Modern Processor Finds Parallelism in a Serial ProgramGuest Jim Keller · Host Lex FridmanJim Keller walks through the layers of abstraction in computer design, from transistors to out-of-order execution, branch prediction and deterministic answers.
26:45ENLex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersStart Small, Build Habits, Pick Your Team: Andrew Ng's Practical Advice for Learning Deep LearningGuest Andrew Ng · Host Lex FridmanIn a clip from the Lex Fridman Podcast, Andrew Ng explains how to begin in deep learning, how to study effectively, and how to choose a career path.
26:51ENLex FridmanPodcastA Walking Skeleton in a Beautiful Face: Ben Goertzel on What Sophia Really IsHost Lex FridmanThe former Hanson Robotics chief scientist explains how Sophia works, why she is not AGI, and why he thinks the illusion can still be put to good use.