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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
Brian Kernighan: UNIX, C, AWK, AMPL, and Go Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #109
Lex Fridman
Created an early language using zeros and ones in backwards order, and discussed his paper on machine intelligence.
Can We Talk About Scary Ideas?: A Conversation with Singer, Minerva, and McMahan (Episode #245)
Sam Harris
A pioneering computer scientist and mathematician known for his work on theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. Sam Harris references him as an example of exceptional mathematical ability.
Books I’ve Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Pioneering computer scientist and mathematician whose life is explored in 'A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines'.
Steve Jurvetson Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A pioneer of theoretical computer science, whose 'Turing machine' concept is referenced to describe simple computational rules.
How To Design Your Life (My Process For Achieving Goals) | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
A mathematician who also suggested a stored-program concept for a machine, around the same time as von Neumann.
Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox - Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #370
Lex Fridman
Considered the father of modern computing, his work on the halting problem and algorithmic unsolvability parallels Gödel's incompleteness theorems in demonstrating the limits of computation.
Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #367
Lex Fridman
Pioneering computer scientist, whose 1951 quote about machines outstripping human powers and taking control concludes the podcast.
Most Self-Help Advice Is Wrong - Here's The Fastest Way To Transform Your Life | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
A British mathematician and computer scientist, mentioned for those interested in his work as an indication they might also appreciate von Neumann due to their intertwined lives.
What is "Intelligence"?
Sabine Hossenfelder
British mathematician and computer scientist who proposed the Turing test in 1950.
Ep. 258: Godel’s Deep Life Stack
Cal Newport
A mathematician whom Kurt Gödel met at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality | Lex Fridman Podcast #321
Lex Fridman
The formulator of the Turing Test, whose original 1950 paper on the subject was not very clear on its administration and suggested a 15-minute interaction was sufficient.
Oriol Vinyals: Deep Learning and Artificial General Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #306
Lex Fridman
A pioneering British computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist, often called the 'father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence', and the creator of the Turing Test.
Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences | Lex Fridman Podcast #302
Lex Fridman
The proposer of the famous Turing test for artificial intelligence.
Demis Hassabis: DeepMind - AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #299
Lex Fridman
A pioneering computer scientist and mathematician, considered a hero by Demis Hassabis, who proposed the Turing Test.
MIT AGI: Artificial General Intelligence
Lex Fridman
The mathematician who defined the Turing Test, a traditional definition of intelligence based on a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to that of a human.
Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization | Lex Fridman Podcast #368
Lex Fridman
A pioneering computer scientist who proposed the Turing test to determine if a machine can exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.
Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #269
Lex Fridman
A pioneering computer scientist who invented the abstract Turing machine. Lee Cronin discusses how the universe gave rise to intelligence that then gave rise to Turing's abstraction, questioning if the universe itself is a Turing machine.
Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media | Lex Fridman Podcast #166
Lex Fridman
Mathematician and computer scientist, whose original paper on computable numbers and the halting problem laid the foundation for theoretical computer science and impossibility results.
Scott Aaronson: Computational Complexity and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #130
Lex Fridman
Father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence, who wrote about the Turing test and discussed the idea of Gödel's theorem relating to consciousness 70 years prior.
Melanie Mitchell: Concepts, Analogies, Common Sense & Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #61
Lex Fridman
A pioneering computer scientist who conceived of the Turing test, a measure of machine intelligence, and the theoretical concept of the Turing machine.