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Alan Turing
Pioneer of computer science; foundational to the concept of decidability and the halting problem.
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Videos Mentioning Alan Turing
Infinity, Paradoxes, Gödel Incompleteness & the Mathematical Multiverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #488
Lex Fridman
Pioneer of computer science; foundational to the concept of decidability and the halting problem.
Math's Fundamental Flaw
Veritasium
Pioneer of computing; formulated the Turing machine and the halting problem.
Mary Portas: How To Stop Living A Life That Isn't True To You | E85
The Diary Of A CEO
His life story, particularly the suppression of his identity, is highlighted as an example of living a life untrue to oneself due to societal pressures.
Ep. 225: Should I Become A Thriller Writer? (w/ J.T. Ellison)
Cal Newport
A theoretical computer scientist, often credited with inventing the computer, but in this discussion, his role is argued to be inflated regarding the practical creation of modern digital computers.
Why I Left Twitter: A Conversation with Cal Newport (Episode #304)
Sam Harris
Pioneering figure in theoretical computer science, whose work laid foundations for computational theory before computers existed.
How Risk Taking, Innovation & Artificial Intelligence Transform Human Experience | Marc Andreessen
Andrew Huberman
Pioneering computer scientist involved in early debates about computer architecture, specifically on whether computers should be modeled after calculating machines or the human brain.
The Books Cal Newport Read in April 2022 | Deep Questions Podcast
Cal Newport
One of the famous figures from mathematics and logic who makes a cameo appearance in the novel 'Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture.'
Ep. 194: Doing Less, Building Discipline, and the Books Cal Newport Read in April | Deep Questions
Cal Newport
Mathematician and computer scientist, mentioned as a historical figure appearing in 'Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture'.
Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence
Sam Harris
Pioneering computer scientist whose 1951 BBC radio talk touched on the potential dangers of machines thinking more intelligently than humans.
Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #241
Lex Fridman
The computer scientist who proposed the Turing Test, referenced by the host when discussing how to 'test' an autonomous truck's intelligence.
Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #225
Lex Fridman
The mathematician who is quoted as saying, 'I can give you an intelligent system or I can give you a flawless system, but I can't give you both,' highlighting the inherent imperfection in intelligent systems.
Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #221
Lex Fridman
The host brings up his 1950 paper on machine thinking and the Turing Test, leading to a discussion on the definition of intelligence for AI.
Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #101
Lex Fridman
Pupil of Wittgenstein and key figure in computation, whose Turing test is interpreted as a test of self-understanding, not just intelligence.
Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #162
Lex Fridman
A pioneering computer scientist, quoted at the end saying, 'Those who can imagine anything can create the impossible.'
Rodney Brooks: Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #217
Lex Fridman
Mathematician and computer scientist who formulated the Turing Test and wrote a foundational paper on computation.
David Ferrucci: IBM Watson, Jeopardy & Deep Conversations with AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #44
Lex Fridman
Pioneer of theoretical computer science, creator of the Turing Test, a benchmark for machine intelligence.
Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #215
Lex Fridman
Introduced the Turing Test, a benchmark for evaluating machine intelligence through natural language conversation.
Dr. Michio Kaku — Exploring Time Travel, the Beauty of Physics, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
The founder of artificial intelligence theory and codebreaker during World War II, whose work Michio Kaku cites regarding the Turing test and indistinguishable AI.
Jeff Hawkins: The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #208
Lex Fridman
A pioneer of computing who helped create the concept of the universal Turing machine (computer).
Ilya Sutskever: Deep Learning | Lex Fridman Podcast #94
Lex Fridman
A pioneering computer scientist and mathematician, whose imitation game is discussed as a test of intelligence, and from whom a quote on machine learning as simulating a child's mind is shared at the end.
Turing Test: Can Machines Think?
Lex Fridman
Pioneer of artificial intelligence and computer science, author of 'Computing Machinery and Intelligence', which introduced the Turing Test.
Sara Walker: The Origin of Life on Earth and Alien Worlds | Lex Fridman Podcast #198
Lex Fridman
A mathematician whose work on computation and self-reference is noted as foundational and having parallels with biological self-reference.
Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3 And Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A computer scientist whose work on computability and foundational papers were directly influenced by logicians like Russell and Gödel, described also as someone whose definition of a computer aligns with blockchains.
Dmitry Korkin: Computational Biology of Coronavirus | Lex Fridman Podcast #90
Lex Fridman
A pioneering computer scientist and cryptanalyst; Dmitry Korkin would like to see a bobblehead of him.