Demis Hassabis: DeepMind | Lex Fridman Podcast #299

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Plasma control paper: https://nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04301-9
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
1:01 – Turing Test
8:27 – Video games
30:02 – Simulation
32:13 – Consciousness
37:13 – AlphaFold
50:53 – Solving intelligence
1:03:12 – Open sourcing AlphaFold & MuJoCo
1:13:18 – Nuclear fusion
1:17:22 – Quantum simulation
1:20:30 – Physics
1:23:57 – Origin of life
1:28:36 – Aliens
1:36:43 – Intelligent life
1:39:52 – Conscious AI
1:53:07 – Power
1:57:37 – Advice for young people
2:05:43 – Meaning of life

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