#155 – Max Tegmark: AI and Physics

Max Tegmark is a physicist and AI researcher at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/lex/ - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: News Project Explainer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRLF17Pb6vo News Project Website: https://www.improvethenews.org/ Max's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tegmark Max's Website: https://space.mit.edu/home/tegmark/ Future of Life Institute: https://futureoflife.org/ Lex Fridman Podcast #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi8LUnhP5yU PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (08:15) - AI and physics (21:32) - Can AI discover new laws of physics? (30:22) - AI safety (47:59) - Extinction of human species (58:57) - How to fix fake news and misinformation (1:20:30) - Autonomous weapons (1:35:54) - The man who prevented nuclear war (1:46:02) - Elon Musk and AI (1:59:39) - AI alignment (2:05:42) - Consciousness (2:14:45) - Richard Feynman (2:18:56) - Machine learning and computational physics (2:29:53) - AI and creativity (2:41:08) - Aliens (2:56:51) - Mortality