Rod Brooks
Person
A robotics expert who looked up to Don Knuth and was intimidated by him during Knuth's work on TeX. Brooks taught small devices to learn, pushing the boundaries of machine learning.
Mentioned in 3 videos
Videos Mentioning Rod Brooks
Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #219
Lex Fridman
A robotics expert who looked up to Don Knuth and was intimidated by him during Knuth's work on TeX. Brooks taught small devices to learn, pushing the boundaries of machine learning.
Stuart Russell: Long-Term Future of Artificial Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #9
Lex Fridman
Robotics professor and entrepreneur. Russell mentions Brooks as someone who may not believe superintelligent AI will arrive soon.
Tomaso Poggio: Brains, Minds, and Machines | Lex Fridman Podcast #13
Lex Fridman
A robotics expert whose estimate for AGI development is around 200 years, contrasting with Poggio's earlier mention of a century.