#215 – Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI
Wojciech Zaremba is a co-founder of OpenAI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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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
