Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #144

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Published on December 13, 2020 4:30:02 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9AbECvRt20

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:30 - Robot and Frank
4:50 - Music
8:01 - Starring in a TurboTax commercial
18:14 - Existential risks of AI
36:36 - Reinforcement learning
1:02:24 - AlphaGo and David Silver
1:12:03 - Will neural networks achieve AGI?
1:24:30 - Bitter Lesson
1:37:20 - Does driving require a theory of mind?
1:46:46 - Book Recommendations
1:52:08 - Meaning of life

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