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Anthropic CEO Says AI Similar To Human Intelligence Could Be Around The Corner: 'We'll Get There By 2026 Or 2027'
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 12:44am | 661Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, predicts AGI could become a reality by 2026 or 2027 but warns that external factors may delay progress. What Happened: In a conversation with Lex Fridman released on Tuesday, Amodei delved into the future of AI and humanity, with a particular emphasis on AGI...
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Elon Musk Says Neuralink's 'First Order Of Business' Is Solving Neuron Damage 'For People…Like Stephen Hawking'
Saturday, August 3, 2024 - 8:00am | 583Neuralink Corp. founder Elon Musk disclosed that the primary focus of his brain-computer interface company is to address neuron damage. What Happened: In a recent episode of the Lex Fridman podcast, Musk stated that the company's "first order of business" is about addressing basic neurological...
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Elon Musk Says His Endorsement Of Trump Doesn't Mean He Agrees With Everything Ex-President Is Saying, But Tesla CEO Thinks GOP Presidential Candidate 'Displayed Courage Under Fire'
Saturday, August 3, 2024 - 5:35am | 644Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has publicly thrown his support behind former President Donald Trump, commending his courage and leadership, despite not aligning with all his views. What Happened: In a conversation with Lex Fridman posted on social media platforms on Friday, Musk made it clear that...
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Elon Musk Says Real-Time Data From X, Tesla Cars, And Optimus Robots In Future Will Make Grok 'Best AI System In The World'
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 11:56pm | 651xAI founder Elon Musk has projected that Grok will emerge as the world’s leading AI system, drawing on real-time data from X (formerly Twitter), Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) cars, and Optimus robots in the future. What Happened: As per Musk, the key to AI supremacy lies in having the most potent...
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Jeff Bezos' Vision Inspires Perplexity AI CEO As He Takes On Google Search: 'One Thing I've Done Is…'
Thursday, June 20, 2024 - 4:33am | 673During a recent podcast, Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity, an AI chatbot-powered search engine, discussed how Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos‘ management style has impacted his approach to running the company. What Happened: Srinivas, in a conversation with Lex Fridman on the Lex...
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Oscar Winner Kevin Spacey Opens Up About Abusive Father Who Wanted To Become A Writer And Wrote For 45 Years But Published Nothing
Friday, June 7, 2024 - 6:00pm | 836Actor Kevin Spacey opened up about his challenging upbringing under an abusive father who harbored dreams of becoming a writer. Spacey shared that despite writing for 45 years, his father never published anything, which deeply affected his worldview and behavior. What Happened: “My father...
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How Our Minds Reconstruct Memories: 'Not The Replay Of The Experience,' Says UC Davis Neuroscientist
Monday, May 27, 2024 - 9:06am | 492Charan Ranganath, a UC Davis neuroscientist, reveals that our memories are reconstructions, not replays, of experiences, highlighting the bias in how we remember events. What Happened: Drawing from Daniel Kahneman‘s concepts of the “experiencing self and the remembering self,”...
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Mark Cuban Dispels Rumors About AI Bubble, Comparing It To Dot-Com Era 'Frothiness': 'There Were...Companies With Just A Website And Going Public'
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 10:36am | 857Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban expressed his opinion about the hype regarding artificial intelligence, addressing skepticism about the existence of an AI bubble in the current market. What Happened: Cuban addressed concerns surrounding a potential AI bubble on the Lex Fridman Podcast. He...
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Compute, Not Fiat Or Bitcoin, Will Be The 'Currency Of The Future,' Says Sam Altman As Nvidia's Jensen Huang Highlights $100 Trillion AI Opportunity
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 6:47am | 725In a recent interview, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, shared his thoughts on the future of technology, emphasizing the significance of computing power. He thinks "compute" will be the "currency of the future" instead of fiat or cryptocurrency king Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). What Happened: Altman, in a...
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Marketing Professor Says Promos In Chatbots Inevitable, But Sam Altman Doesn't Fancy Them: 'Hate Ads Just As An Aesthetic Choice'
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 3:58am | 605A marketing professor says that advertisements in chatbots are inevitable, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has a bias against them. What Happened: Chuck Byers, a professor at University of Santa Carla, told Inc. that AI-powered chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Alphabet Inc’s Google Gemini...
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Sam Altman Laughs Off Speculation About OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever's Whereabouts: 'I Really Hope We Work Together For…Rest Of My Career'
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 5:08am | 794OpenAI's chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has been missing in action ever since his ill-fated "palace coup" in November. Now, the startup's CEO Sam Altman has answered the question that has been on everyone's mind since then. What Happened: Altman addressed the question about Sutskever's whereabouts...
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From 'Do or Die' To Domination: Kimbal Musk Recalls SpaceX's Early Struggles
Monday, March 11, 2024 - 7:33am | 449Elon Musk‘s brother Kimbal Musk on Sunday recounted one of the hardest moments for his brother’s rocket manufacturing company SpaceX from before its first successful flight. What Happened: In an interview with Lex Fridman published on Sunday, Kimbal zeroed in on SpaceX’s second...
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'Godfather Of AI' Explains Why ChatGPT, Copilot, And Other AI Chatbots Hallucinate
Friday, March 8, 2024 - 10:24am | 563AI chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Copilot and others can sometimes generate responses or output that is nonsensical. This is known as hallucination. While it does happen sometimes, not everyone knows the reason behind it. What Happened: Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ...
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Bill Ackman Says Most Mutual Funds Can't Fetch You Good Returns: Here's What He Recommends For Retail Investors
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 7:20am | 529Pershing Square Capital Management founder Bill Ackman in a conversation with Lex Fridman shared his views on mutual funds and individual stock investments. What Happened: Last week, in a podcast interview with Fridman, Ackman expressed skepticism about the value of mutual funds for everyday...
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Not Nvidia Or Meta: Hedge Fund Titan Bill Ackman Sees Lucrative Opportunity In This 'Magnificent 7' Stock
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 5:14am | 786Bill Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, has expressed his confidence in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), the parent company of Google, as a lucrative investment opportunity. What Happened: Ackman, in a recent conversation with computer scientist and tech YouTuber...