#144 – Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:43) – Robot and Frank<br />
(10:02) – Music<br />
(13:13) – Starring in a TurboTax commercial<br />
(23:26) – Existential risks of AI<br />
(41:48) – Reinforcement learning<br />
(1:07:36) – AlphaGo and David Silver<br />
(1:17:15) – Will neural networks achieve AGI?<br />
(1:29:42) – Bitter Lesson<br />
(1:42:32) – Does driving require a theory of mind?<br />
(1:51:58) – Book Recommendations<br />
(1:57:20) – Meaning of life</p>