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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
Jack Dorsey: Square, Cryptocurrency, and Artificial Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #91
Lex Fridman
Formulated the Turing test 70 years prior, discussed as a canonical problem in artificial intelligence related to natural language understanding.
Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and Geometries | Lex Fridman Podcast #190
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Pioneer of theoretical computer science whose work on computational complexity often relies on the concept of infinity.
David Sinclair: Extending the Human Lifespan Beyond 100 Years | Lex Fridman Podcast #189
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A historical figure Lex Fridman mentioned as someone he'd like to animate through AI, noting the scarcity of recordings of him.
Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #185
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Pioneer in theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence, mentioned as a genius needed to advance computing. His test is mentioned often.
Take Back MIT | Eric Weinstein and Lex Fridman
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His historical mistreatment by institutions is brought up as an example of an injustice that needs to be righted, similar to the case of Aaron Swartz.
Eric Weinstein: Geometric Unity and the Call for New Ideas & Institutions | Lex Fridman Podcast #88
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Pioneering computer scientist and mathematician, mentioned as a historical figure whose past injustices should be righted, paralleling the need to address modern injustices like Aaron Swartz's case.
Andrew Ng: Deep Learning, Education, and Real-World AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #73
Lex Fridman
A foundational figure in computer science and artificial intelligence, whose work inspired the dream of creating human-level or superhuman intelligence (AGI).
Stuart Russell: Long-Term Future of Artificial Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #9
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Pioneering mathematician and computer scientist. Russell refers to Turing's 1951 lecture on machine intelligence, where he predicted machines would quickly outstrip humanity, and discussed the possibility of switching them off.
Marcus Hutter: Universal Artificial Intelligence, AIXI, and AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #75
Lex Fridman
A pioneering British computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist, whose work laid the foundation for computer science.
Scott Aaronson: Quantum Computing | Lex Fridman Podcast #72
Lex Fridman
Pioneering computer scientist known for the Turing Test and his work on computability, who engaged in philosophical debates with Wittgenstein.
Nick Szabo — The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency | Co-Hosted by Naval Ravikant | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A British mathematician and computer scientist, referenced for his work on cryptography (Enigma machine) and the concept of the Turing machine, which describes a full-fledged general-purpose computer.
Vladimir Vapnik: Statistical Learning | Lex Fridman Podcast #5
Lex Fridman
Considered for his question 'Can machines think?' and the concept of imitation as a benchmark for intelligence.
Vladimir Vapnik: Predicates, Invariants, and the Essence of Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #71
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Considered the father of artificial intelligence, whose work inspired an ethic of engineering intelligence rather than understanding it.
Jeff Hawkins: Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #25
Lex Fridman
Mathematician and computer scientist, considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. Hawkins implicitly critiques the Turing Test's focus on human-like intelligence.
Daniel Kahneman: Thinking Fast and Slow, Deep Learning, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #65
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Mentioned for introducing the Turing Test as a benchmark for artificial intelligence.
Deep Learning State of the Art (2020)
Lex Fridman
Considered a father of artificial intelligence, known for the Turing test and his predictions about machine thinking.
François Chollet: Measures of Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #120
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Mathematician who proposed the 'imitation game' (Turing Test) as a thought experiment for philosophical discussion about machine intelligence, not as a practical goal for AI.
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — Powerful Books, Mystics, and More
Tim Ferriss
A pioneering computer scientist who played a crucial role in cracking the Enigma code during WWII, portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch.
Donald Knuth: Algorithms, Complexity, and The Art of Computer Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #62
Lex Fridman
A pioneering computer scientist and mathematician, considered the first 'legit geek' by Knuth for his ability to think across abstraction levels and his practical hacking skills beyond theoretical work on computability theory and Turing machines.
Oriol Vinyals: DeepMind AlphaStar, StarCraft, and Language | Lex Fridman Podcast #20
Lex Fridman
Pioneer of theoretical computer science, whose 'Turing Test' is discussed as a grand challenge for AI.
Ian Goodfellow: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) | Lex Fridman Podcast #19
Lex Fridman
Proposed the Turing Test as a benchmark for intelligence, using natural conversation as a metric.
Richard Karp: Algorithms and Computational Complexity | Lex Fridman Podcast #111
Lex Fridman
The computer scientist who wrote the paper on the Turing Test and developed the concept of the Turing machine.
Rohit Prasad: Amazon Alexa and Conversational AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #57
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Pioneer of theoretical computer science, whose work on natural language conversation is used to define intelligence, and later quoted at the end of the podcast.
Jitendra Malik: Computer Vision | Lex Fridman Podcast #110
Lex Fridman
His paper 'Computing Machinery and Intelligence' and the Turing Test are referenced, particularly his suggestion to simulate a child's mind.