#215 – Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:57) – The Fermi paradox<br />
(14:59) – Systems of government<br />
(17:36) – Life, intelligence, and consciousness<br />
(24:49) – GPT language model<br />
(27:02) – Engineering consciousness<br />
(31:19) – Is there an algorithm for intelligence?<br />
(38:41) – Neural networks and deep learning<br />
(51:32) – Human reward functions<br />
(56:26) – Love is part of the human condition<br />
(58:53) – Expanding our circle of empathy<br />
(1:02:58) – Psychedelics and meditation<br />
(1:14:25) – Ilya Sutskever<br />
(1:21:42) – How does GPT work?<br />
(1:31:35) – AI safety<br />
(1:38:21) – OpenAI Codex<br />
(1:51:54) – Robotics<br />
(2:01:11) – Developing self driving cars and robots<br />
(2:12:02) – What is the benchmark for intelligence?<br />
(2:15:04) – Will we spend more time in virtual reality?<br />
(2:17:18) – AI Friendships<br />
(2:26:48) – Sleep<br />
(2:29:22) – Generating good ideas<br />
(2:35:47) – Advice for young people<br />
(2:40:31) – Getting started with machine learning<br />
(2:43:44) – What is beauty?<br />
(2:47:35) – Death<br />
(2:54:23) – Meaning of life</p>