#215 – Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(07:57) - The Fermi paradox

(14:59) - Systems of government

(17:36) - Life, intelligence, and consciousness

(24:49) - GPT language model

(27:02) - Engineering consciousness

(31:19) - Is there an algorithm for intelligence?

(38:41) - Neural networks and deep learning

(51:32) - Human reward functions

(56:26) - Love is part of the human condition

(58:53) - Expanding our circle of empathy

(1:02:58) - Psychedelics and meditation

(1:14:25) - Ilya Sutskever

(1:21:42) - How does GPT work?

(1:31:35) - AI safety

(1:38:21) - OpenAI Codex

(1:51:54) - Robotics

(2:01:11) - Developing self driving cars and robots

(2:12:02) - What is the benchmark for intelligence?

(2:15:04) - Will we spend more time in virtual reality?

(2:17:18) - AI Friendships

(2:26:48) - Sleep

(2:29:22) - Generating good ideas

(2:35:47) - Advice for young people

(2:40:31) - Getting started with machine learning

(2:43:44) - What is beauty?

(2:47:35) - Death

(2:54:23) - Meaning of life