Show HN: Lex Fridman AI Podcast Search

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Post by rmeinl » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 12:07 PM UTC

Show HN: Lex Fridman AI Podcast Search
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Post by bitlax » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 1:01 PM UTC

FWIW I did like Michael Malice's gag in a recent episode where he showed up to Fridman's podcast wearing the inverse of his suit as sort of an homage to Spy vs. Spy.

Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uykM3NhJbso

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Post by sagivo » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 1:02 PM UTC

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Post by slap_shot » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 1:24 PM UTC

I've only heard Lex Fridman speak a few times on the Joe Rogan Experince, and I can't help but feel like he's a bullshit artist. Maybe it's just him trying to simplify things for Joe.

I see that he has a PhD in CS from Drexel and is an "AI Researcher" at MIT.

Has anybody listened to enough of his podcast to verify that he actually has anything meaningful to say in the realm of AI?

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Post by ausbah » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 1:27 PM UTC

I personally liked the podcast before he rebranded it around himself. Lex is a good host who is smart enough to hold conversations with his guests, but the main appeal was always still the guests as it was the only podcast I was aware of that has only experts in CS and related fields to talk about AI and other topics

he still does this under the newer iteration of his podcast, but since shifting it to "the smart man's Joe Rogan" - I don't find myself listening as much personally

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Post by JohnStrangeII » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 1:31 PM UTC

slap_shot wrote: post #4

I've only heard Lex Fridman speak a few times on the Joe Rogan Experince, and I can't help but feel like he's a bullshit artist. Maybe it's just him trying to simplify things for Joe. I see that he has a PhD in CS from Drexel and is an "AI Researcher" at MIT. Has anybody listened to enough of his podcast to verify that he actually has anything meaningful to say in the realm of AI?

I've listened to one or two and would say he's a very good interviewer who is always well prepared. The ones I've listened to were about the philosophy of AI and related issues. For me personally, his podcasts are too long, I lack the time, but I was positively impressed.

So, no, not a bullshit artist at all in my opinion.

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Post by FartyMcFarter » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 1:36 PM UTC

slap_shot wrote: post #4

I've only heard Lex Fridman speak a few times on the Joe Rogan Experince, and I can't help but feel like he's a bullshit artist. Maybe it's just him trying to simplify things for Joe. I see that he has a PhD in CS from Drexel and is an "AI Researcher" at MIT. Has anybody listened to enough of his podcast to verify that he actually has anything meaningful to say in the realm of AI?

It's not about what he says, it's about what the guests say. He asks good questions.

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Post by jpfr » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 1:44 PM UTC

slap_shot wrote: post #4

I've only heard Lex Fridman speak a few times on the Joe Rogan Experince, and I can't help but feel like he's a bullshit artist. Maybe it's just him trying to simplify things for Joe. I see that he has a PhD in CS from Drexel and is an "AI Researcher" at MIT. Has anybody listened to enough of his podcast to verify that he actually has anything meaningful to say in the realm of AI?

He knows too much about the topic to be bullshitting. Also, he does not pretend to have better answers than anyone else.

But IMHO Lex tries too hard getting deep/philosophical answers from his guests. And some guests clearly are not into “can we ever understand the brain and what would that even mean?”-type discussions.

If you want to see a real AI bullshit artist in action, look up recent appearances of Ben Goertzel.

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Post by bonoboTP » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 1:50 PM UTC

slap_shot wrote: post #4

I've only heard Lex Fridman speak a few times on the Joe Rogan Experince, and I can't help but feel like he's a bullshit artist. Maybe it's just him trying to simplify things for Joe. I see that he has a PhD in CS from Drexel and is an "AI Researcher" at MIT. Has anybody listened to enough of his podcast to verify that he actually has anything meaningful to say in the realm of AI?

Why do you put it in quotes? He did AI research and published papers at MIT, also he taught a (or more) Deep Learning course at MIT with lots of participants, the lecture recordings are available on YouTube. I think it's quite clear he knows his stuff and isn't a bullshit artist at all.

He is well prepared for the interviews, he listens intently and asks important and curious questions to high profile researchers. The discussion is often at a level (of technicality) that I haven't seen anywhere else for a very very long time. In the age of oversimplified soundbites and 3-5 minute interviews for the lowest common denominator average lay audience on mainstream TV, Lex brings a breath of fresh air and proves that long and difficult interviews that dig deep can also have their place.

Look through his archives and pick a guest you are interested in. If you are interested in AI discussions, I'm pretty sure you'll find tons of interesting people on that list.

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Post by sixQuarks » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 1:58 PM UTC

ausbah wrote: post #5

I personally liked the podcast before he rebranded it around himself. Lex is a good host who is smart enough to hold conversations with his guests, but the main appeal was always still the guests as it was the only podcast I was aware of that has only experts in CS and related fields to talk about AI and other topics he still does this under the newer iteration of his podcast, but since shifting it to "the smart man'…

I agree, I find many of his interviews to be boring these days.