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Videos Mentioning YouTube

How to Effortlessly Build an 8-Figure Business in 2024 (feat. @aliabdaal)
BigDeal by Codie Sanchez
Cited as a free platform for learning marketing and other skills, contrasting with the cost of traditional education.

Summarize and analyze videos with @streamlitofficial and AssemblyAI
AssemblyAI
A video-sharing platform. The application built in the video analyzes YouTube videos by processing their links and extracting information from their audio content.

Jaron Lanier: Virtual Reality, Social Media & the Future of Humans and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #218
Lex Fridman
A social media platform where its recommendation algorithms, though sometimes helpful, often lead users down 'paranoid bizarre territory' after many hops due to their crudeness.

Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia (Healthy Gamer)
Andrew Huberman
A platform where the podcast can be followed and commented on.

#28–Mark & Chris Bell: steroids, powerlifting, addiction, diet, training, & helping others live well
Peter Attia MD
Mark Bell has a YouTube channel (Super Training 06) with over 3,000 videos, which is described as an incredible resource for learning major lifts. Chris Bell also credits Mark's significant investment in producing educational fitness content on the platform.

The Price Of Distraction: A Conversation with Adam Gazzaley (Episode #226)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as an example of algorithms that successfully gain attention, serving more content of a similar nature based on user interaction.

E122: Is AI the next great computing platform? ChatGPT vs. Google, containing AGI & RESTRICT Act
All-In Podcast
Video-sharing platform where Google plans to integrate Bard, and whose content corpus is valuable for AI training.

Zev Weinstein: The Next Generation of Big Ideas and Brave Minds | Lex Fridman Podcast #158
Lex Fridman
A video sharing platform mentioned as a medium for communication, noted for its tendency towards quick-moving content but also its potential for deeper exploration.

Before You Use Social Media, Do This! - How To Organize & Control Your Life | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
A platform seen as a valuable resource like a 'great library' or 'cable channel' for specific searches, but also a 'dangerous form of wandering distraction' if algorithmic recommendations are not managed.

Natalya Bailey: Rocket Engines and Electric Spacecraft Propulsion | Lex Fridman Podcast #157
Lex Fridman
Video platform where the podcast is available, encouraging subscriptions.

Science-Based Tools for Increasing Happiness
Andrew Huberman
Platform where Professor Dan Gilbert's classic talk on the science of happiness can be found.

Full Length Episode | #173 | February 14, 2022
Cal Newport
Platform mentioned as a source of distracting entertainment contributing to the decline of deep work.

Tim Dillon: Comedy, Power, Conspiracy Theories, and Freedom | Lex Fridman Podcast #156
Lex Fridman
Discussed as a platform where algorithms act as gatekeepers, and content titles significantly impact visibility and demonetization.

Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines | Lex Fridman Podcast #216
Lex Fridman
Platform where Vincent Racaniello hosts his introductory virology lectures, specifically the 'Virology Lectures 2021' playlist.

Elon Musk: Twitter's bot problem, SpaceX's grand plan, Tesla stories & more
All-In Podcast
Used as a comparison to Twitter regarding user engagement and view counts for popular videos, highlighting a perceived discrepancy in Twitter's user metrics.

How to Make Money Online
Ali Abdaal
A video-sharing platform discussed as a potential medium for building an audience, though considered harder to start on than writing.

Ep 18: Petaflops to the People — with George Hotz of tinycorp
Latent Space
George Hotz notes that thousands of hours of his content are on YouTube, suggesting his 'brain' is already partially uploaded.

The Learning Journey for Refugee Teens: Understanding opportunities for this forgotten cohort - II
MIT Open Learning
A platform Arwa uses for learning, demonstrating a reliance on accessible online resources despite connectivity challenges.

E117: Did Stripe miss its window? Plus: VC market update, AI comes for SaaS, Trump's savvy move
All-In Podcast
A video-sharing platform, mentioned as another valuable data corpus for AI, where users search for specific answers by adding 'YouTube' to their query.

The Effects of Cannabis (Marijuana) on the Brain & Body
Andrew Huberman
A platform where a free 10-minute NSDR script read by Andrew Huberman can be found.

E116: Toxic out-of-control trains, regulators, and AI
All-In Podcast
The defendant in the Gonzalez case, being sued over its algorithmic recommendations of alleged terrorist content, sparking debate about Section 230's applicability.

Dawn Song: Adversarial Machine Learning and Computer Security | Lex Fridman Podcast #95
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as a free service that relies on user data for advertising, prompting discussion on data ownership and the trade-off with free services.

The Trouble with AI: A Conversation with Stuart Russell and Gary Marcus (Episode #312)
Sam Harris
Discussed for its recommender system algorithms that optimize for engagement, potentially leading to radicalization and misinformation, illustrating the dangers of misaligned AI goals.

Dmitry Korkin: Evolution of Proteins, Viruses, Life, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #153
Lex Fridman
Platform where the podcast is available.