#215 – Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI

Wojciech Zaremba is a co-founder of OpenAI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00)– Introduction
(07:57)– The Fermi paradox
(14:59)– Systems of government
(17:36)– Life, intelligence, and consciousness
(24:49)– GPT language model
(27:02)– Engineering consciousness
(31:19)– Is there an algorithm for intelligence?
(38:41)– Neural networks and deep learning
(51:32)– Human reward functions
(56:26)– Love is part of the human condition
(58:53)– Expanding our circle of empathy
(1:02:58)– Psychedelics and meditation
(1:14:25)– Ilya Sutskever
(1:21:42)– How does GPT work?
(1:31:35)– AI safety
(1:38:21)– OpenAI Codex
(1:51:54)– Robotics
(2:01:11)– Developing self driving cars and robots
(2:12:02)– What is the benchmark for intelligence?
(2:15:04)– Will we spend more time in virtual reality?
(2:17:18)– AI Friendships
(2:26:48)– Sleep
(2:29:22)– Generating good ideas
(2:35:47)– Advice for young people
(2:40:31)– Getting started with machine learning
(2:43:44)– What is beauty?
(2:47:35)– Death
(2:54:23)– Meaning of life