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

Published: Aug. 29, 2021, 5:41 p.m.

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