Alan Kay

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Computer scientist, quoted on his definition of technology: 'technology is just a set of things… that don't quite work yet'.

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Videos Mentioning Alan Kay

Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #221

Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #221

Lex Fridman

Another participant in the 1984 Stanford meeting to discuss the scope of common sense knowledge for AI.

Why AI Agents Don't Work (yet) - with Kanjun Qiu of Imbue

Why AI Agents Don't Work (yet) - with Kanjun Qiu of Imbue

Latent Space

Computer scientist associated with Xerox PARC, known for his vision of personal computing.

Stewart Brand | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Stewart Brand | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

Computer scientist whose career was redirected after witnessing the 'Mother of All Demos'.

How to Get Rich

How to Get Rich

Naval

Computer scientist, quoted on his definition of technology: 'technology is just a set of things… that don't quite work yet'.

How to Thrive in an AI World, Tips for Life’s Darkest Hours, & The Art of Sabbaticals (4K)

How to Thrive in an AI World, Tips for Life’s Darkest Hours, & The Art of Sabbaticals (4K)

Tim Ferriss

A computer scientist credited with the quote 'The best way to predict the future is to invent it.'

Patrick Collison — CEO of Stripe  | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Patrick Collison — CEO of Stripe | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A prominent computer scientist known for his work at Xerox PARC and formative roles in GUI, Ethernet, and object-oriented programming. He considered 'The Dream Machine' a uniquely accurate computer history book and is quoted as saying, 'The best way to predict the future is to invent it.'

Jensen Huang: NVIDIA - The $4 Trillion Company & the AI Revolution | Lex Fridman Podcast #494

Jensen Huang: NVIDIA - The $4 Trillion Company & the AI Revolution | Lex Fridman Podcast #494

Lex Fridman

American computer scientist known for his pioneering work on object-oriented programming; quoted for his saying, 'The best way to predict the future is to invent it.'