Max Tegmark: Life 3.0 | Lex Fridman Podcast #1

[alicethornburgh]

Outline!
2:28 aliens
5:43 how difficult is it for life to come about in the universe?
7:21 space and intelligence
9:27 perceptronium
13:15 do we need to understand consciousness in order to build an AGI system?
15:15 would you prefer conscious or non-conscious AI?
18:00 does an AGI system need to have a body to have consciousness?
23:10 is fear of death required?
26:55 human vs. superhuman intelligence 
28:54 singularity
31:35 what's your favorite equation?
33:29 Aha! moments in your life
34:12 what does it take for an AGI system to experience an "aha! moment"
36:56 creativity
42:06 a machine you'd want to have a few drinks with
44:44 the value alignment problem
49:22 do we already have AGI and not know it
54:55 most promising avenues
59:04 thoughts on deep learning
1:05:15 thoughts on quantum computing
1:08:24 will AI be able to experience love?
1:11:11 how to calm people down about the risks of developing AI
1:18:04 people aren't as excited as they should be

[adhithyakr]

Where it all started... Nostalgic! Just returned to this after the episode with John Vervaeke, and boy has Lex come a long way. Way to go.

[houstonbill]

Lex I would like to thank you for publishing these videos.

[dioproductions]

What a fantastic interview - in every single way. Deep, compassionate, tech philosophy at its finest.

[tuan]

Max Tegmark and his book Life 3.0 single-handedly made me go into Computer Science to learn the foundations of Artificial Intelligence. Thank you Mr. Tegmark!

[MrSushant]

Such an awesome conversation, watched the entire video. His book *Life 3.0* is a must read.

[guitardizzle]

Max is so deep that when he speaks, we can hear slight music from parallel universes in addition to his wisdom! 🤷‍♂️

[ReflectiveJourney]

This is where it all started. So glad, I found this podcast. Also congrats on 1M subs.

[joroberson]

I started off with random podcasts of yours in the 200 & 300's. Your interviewing skills have really improved immensely since this first podcast, keep up the good work!

[temolder]

+41:00
“I don’t think we should try to found our self-worth on some sort of bogus claims of superiority in terms of our intelligence. I think we should instead find our calling and the meaning of life from the experiences that we have.”

+42:42
“When you and I were both two years old, our parents were much more intelligent than us, right? Worked our okay, because their goals were aligned with our goals. And that I think is really the number one issue we have to solve, value alignment.”

Deep, wise and beautiful!

[SatoriRose]

I love the joy that radiated in him when you asked him which was his favorite equation ❤ such small things that can tell so much about a person.

[cupajoesir]

My fav AGI interview so far. love max, he's got some good brains. Love your intrigue Lex. Keep up the good work, Love the AGI series!

[TheGunmanChannel]

Wow, I found your first video. I've nearly heard them all now.

[ultrasupernectar]

I love your podcasts so much but I didn't figure out they existed till about 5-6 months ago, so I decided to go back and start at the beginning at #1 haha, I plan on listening to each one in order so I don't lose track and miss any Lex. I appreciate you and what you do very very much bruvv, thank you.

[francomay]

It's interesting to hear this conversation after hearing the last conversation with Max. Max's ideas and arguments, even the words he uses to answer the questions are pretty much the same today as they were back then. Also, Lex's style does not seem to have changed much at all. It really speaks to his honesty as an interviewer. Love you more every day <3

[martisl]

Watched JRE with Lex. Now I'm watching all the videos on this channel. Extremely interesting stuff! Thank you!

[Seaprimate]

The birth of one of my two favorite podcasts, the other being the Joe Rogan Experience. JRE is my go to for a diverse perspective of the full spectrum of human experience, and LF is my go to for a focused deeper understanding of the human brain and psyche. as well as the future of AI and augmented technology

[shaaverson]

Pretty caught up on recent episodes and wanted to come back to the beginning and explore Lex's early podcasts. Great conversation as always. 👾

[BillEFabian]

Max is a bird of a different feather. You’d want him as a friend.

[bitfinesse]

Every time I hear Max Tegmark and/or Lex Friedman speak, I hear music. Thank you for your focus on engineering and how it relates to our predicament as vulnerable, feeling human beings. Powerful.