Charles Isbell and Michael Littman: Machine Learning and Education | Lex Fridman Podcast #148

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Charles Isbell is the Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Michael Littman is a computer scientist at Brown University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:27 - Is machine learning just statistics?
6:49 - NeurIPS vs ICML
9:05 - Data is more important than algorithm
14:49 - The role of hardship in education
23:33 - How Charles and Michael met
28:05 - Key to success: never be satisfied
31:23 - Bell Labs
42:50 - Teaching machine learning
53:01 - Westworld and Ex Machina
1:01:00 - Simulation
1:07:49 - The college experience in the times of COVID
1:36:27 - Advice for young people
1:43:19 - How to learn to program
1:54:43 - Friendship

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