#162 – Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:02) – Good design is both science and engineering<br />
(13:03) – Javascript<br />
(17:09) – RISC vs CISC<br />
(21:09) – What makes a great processor?<br />
(22:38) – Intel vs ARM<br />
(24:27) – Steve Jobs and Apple<br />
(27:05) – Elon Musk and Steve Jobs<br />
(32:50) – Father<br />
(36:33) – Perfection<br />
(42:48) – Modular design<br />
(48:22) – Moore’s law<br />
(55:20) – Hardware for deep learning<br />
(1:02:14) – Making neural networks fast at scale<br />
(1:09:51) – Andrej Karpathy and Chris Lattner<br />
(1:14:05) – How GPUs work<br />
(1:18:12) – Tesla Autopilot, NVIDIA, and Mobileye<br />
(1:22:52) – Andrej Karpathy and Software 2.0<br />
(1:29:13) – Tesla Dojo<br />
(1:31:49) – Neural networks will understand physics better than humans<br />
(1:34:02) – Re-engineering the human brain<br />
(1:38:56) – Infinite fun and the Culture Series by Iain Banks<br />
(1:40:50) – Neuralink<br />
(1:46:13) – Dreams<br />
(1:50:06) – Ideas<br />
(2:00:19) – Aliens<br />
(2:05:16) – Jordan Peterson<br />
(2:10:13) – Viruses<br />
(2:13:22) – WallStreetBets and Robinhood<br />
(2:21:25) – Advice for young people<br />
(2:23:15) – Human condition<br />
(2:25:43) – Fear is a cage<br />
(2:30:34) – Love<br />
(2:36:57) – Regrets</p>