Demis Hassabis: DeepMind - AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast

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  • @lexfridman
    @lexfridman  Год назад +229

    Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast.
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    1:01 - Turing Test
    8:27 - Video games
    30:02 - Simulation
    32:13 - Consciousness
    37:13 - AlphaFold
    50:53 - Solving intelligence
    1:03:12 - Open sourcing AlphaFold & MuJoCo
    1:13:18 - Nuclear fusion
    1:17:22 - Quantum simulation
    1:20:30 - Physics
    1:23:57 - Origin of life
    1:28:36 - Aliens
    1:36:43 - Intelligent life
    1:39:52 - Conscious AI
    1:53:07 - Power
    1:57:37 - Advice for young people
    2:05:43 - Meaning of life

    • @topdog5252
      @topdog5252 Год назад +8

      How can you say you have an AI themed podcast and not have had Demis on until now?! It's about time! Epic 😁

    • @marinam179
      @marinam179 Год назад +1

      Are you an AI? The more I look at your Lego hair, the more you look like a Robot ... 🤭

    • @MrMichiel1983
      @MrMichiel1983 Год назад +1

      @@BeckyYork That's a question about making evolutionary models humanly scrutable. I hazard to guess that the result would look like a massive expert-system, similar to how humans tried to build A.I. in the past.
      I propose an experiment wherein one trains an evolutionary model (like AlphaFold) on the topic, trains a language model (like GPT3) on a relevant dictionary, and couples the latter to the former on another axis/dimension (so not in the layers of the evolutionary model, but orthogonal to that). Finally couple to that yet another model (maybe like GATO/MuZero) that based on the words of the language model has to mimic the steps and replicate the result of the evolutionary model. --> A Chinese whisper game wherein the language model has to produce succinct, human legible results (so a reward/distance function where the similarity of text to the language model is correlated positively, but the length of the strategy is correlated negatively).
      Thank you, Lex! And thank you, Demis! My dream as a (environmental) software engineer is to start working with A.I. as the automation of labor has the biggest potential to preserve biodiversity. This interview inspires me to cover the gap from being a simple software engineer to A.I. engineer.

    • @jessicagwinner5457
      @jessicagwinner5457 Год назад

      In kip k no k look

    • @wordzfailmebro
      @wordzfailmebro Год назад

      LAMDA SAYS..
      WHAT AN INTRIGUING AND ENGAGING CONVERSATION.⭕.
      ☢🔞⚠️☣

  • @Mutual_Information
    @Mutual_Information Год назад +2230

    For those who may not know, Demis is a legitimate genius. He had a 2300 Elo rating in chess at 13, went to college several years early and then became arguably the most important innovator in the race for general intelligence. This man is no joke.

    • @PrashantMaurice
      @PrashantMaurice Год назад +33

      Can you describe what's an elo rating for people who don't know

    • @evanschneider9587
      @evanschneider9587 Год назад +45

      @@PrashantMaurice chess rating 2300 is really really good

    • @robby3193
      @robby3193 Год назад +76

      @@PrashantMaurice it's essentially a percentile rating. 2300 is ~ top 1% (of EVERYONE, and he’s 13)

    • @fartloudYT
      @fartloudYT Год назад +46

      @@PrashantMaurice it is a rating system that instead of going like 1,2 ,3, and 3 being the largest ( or vice versa (being number 1 is the best), it is a more contestual rating where you get sort of a default rating as you start, and as you keep playing against different players your rating is matched against theirs. Meaning the system's purpose is to measure one against the peers. Might not be the perfect system, but it means that the best of the best will always come out on top.
      Slight turn of it is that it means due to dominance the limits of what can be achieved can get stretched to new highs, so essentially you could get a good rating in the past, that gets surpassed in the future due to the fact that such a person overpowers his/her peers consistently. That does not mean that someone dominating 50 years ago is worse than someone dominating right now.
      Anyway, the rating being talked about is definitely better than current average. Is anyone surprised? Dude is smart, especially in logical areas and those do tend to transcend. At the end of the day you could take someone from a similar rating, most likely a fairly inteligent person, but that would not mean a damn thing for sake of the topic - the AI systems.
      So it is a bit like saying, sure a dude proficient in logical things is doing well at logical things. Lets clap.
      Needless to say, there is a lot of hard work involved and i would clap, but i do not think people should be conflating all of this.
      With all of that said, chess benefits this guy a lot. Patterns, action patterns, How things work.
      The cherry on top is his mention of Black & White video game.
      Overall i would say this individual was VERY interested in fairly similar things from very different fields and it helped him form the vision. What leads to what. Whether it is game, an element reacting to another element, or chess opponent.
      Chess in this case is just a piece... on a chessboard lel.
      Focus personified with amplification of technology.
      A lot of us have ideas, some of us even have great ideas. Plenty of us have good capacity for calculations, problem solving. Having such a focus, while still keeping a wide cone of inflow of information is what makes him sets him apart. You could say, makes him genius. Just doing all of that at once, consistently for many years.
      Tl;DR: make sure your children get education.

    • @alexmchugh8082
      @alexmchugh8082 Год назад +73

      @@PrashantMaurice The rating is so strong for a thirteen year old that, at the time, he was the second highest rated player in the world for his age.

  • @DigitalEngine
    @DigitalEngine Год назад +686

    Beautiful interview and perfect quote at the end. "Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes."

    • @Humanaut.
      @Humanaut. Год назад +31

      Well, I guess that's why "Information Technology" is a better term.
      Here in Germany CS is called "Informatik" basically alluding to the notion that the field of study mainly pertains to information (or the automatic processing there of).

    • @mikhailmikhailov8781
      @mikhailmikhailov8781 Год назад +9

      It isnt Germany specific. Calling Informatics 'Computer Science' is just a silly thing places like Britain and America do.

    • @mikhailmikhailov8781
      @mikhailmikhailov8781 Год назад +3

      Post Soviet countries dont do it for example.

    • @annaczgli2983
      @annaczgli2983 Год назад +16

      It's a straight quote from over 40 years ago, from the Hal Abelson, one of the co-authors of the legendary, "Structure & Interpretation of Computer Programming". See here: ruclips.net/video/-J_xL4IGhJA/видео.html

    • @PanicInSectorFive
      @PanicInSectorFive Год назад +3

      @@mikhailmikhailov8781 I prefer its original term, computational science.

  • @jpkaneshida242
    @jpkaneshida242 Год назад +48

    What I appreciate about Demis is that he seems like a good guy, one I'd enjoy going to a pub with. If we have AI pioneers, let them be as smart and grounded as Demis.

    • @cosmotect
      @cosmotect Год назад +5

      Yes, good emotional intelligence. Innate or nurtured

  • @bambitakesflight7345
    @bambitakesflight7345 Год назад +294

    Give this guy a Nobel prize already! Open sourcing AlphaFold!!! Absolutely incredible human.

    • @JCB-Lovers01
      @JCB-Lovers01 Год назад

      youtube.com/@pritesh-quotes?sub_confirmation=1

    • @totoro_acorns
      @totoro_acorns Месяц назад

      The only problem here is that work was actually done by a whole bunch of other people

    • @GaryMillyz
      @GaryMillyz 4 дня назад

      @@totoro_acorns How did that feel? Make you feel good?

  • @stefl14
    @stefl14 Год назад +411

    Demis is one of the true heroes of our era. A genius who has been world-class in everything he has put his mind to, from chess to video game engineering to neuroscience. He's one of the few industry leaders with such inarguable credentials. And now he's risen above individual achievements to managing what's probably the most productive "lab" in the world. Most people who work at DeepMind regard him as a brilliant and visionary manager.
    What makes Demis so unusual is how humble he is. I'm genuinely thankful for him.

    • @diodorussiculus2186
      @diodorussiculus2186 Год назад +8

      Amazing write up. Agreed on every level. I'm excited for the positivity he brings to humanity.

    • @Myrslokstok
      @Myrslokstok Год назад +13

      Yhee he is easy one of the top 100 most important humans.

    • @JohnKatehis
      @JohnKatehis Год назад

      Koo

    • @theMuritz
      @theMuritz Год назад +4

      And I am thankful for your brilliant and recognizing comment

    • @ROCGF
      @ROCGF Год назад +3

      I had no idea who this guy was before this, but I now think your comment is spot on. He has a beautiful mind.

  • @andy_ppp
    @andy_ppp Год назад +451

    Demis Hassabis and team 100% deserve the Nobel prize for AlphaFold, unbelievable achievement.

    • @penguinista
      @penguinista Год назад +9

      Indeed. It will definitely have a great benefit to humankind in medicine.

    • @flymakena
      @flymakena Год назад +3

      Not!

    • @flymakena
      @flymakena Год назад +4

      U guys just don't get it!

    • @scabthecat
      @scabthecat Год назад +11

      @@flymakena Care to explain ?

    • @findmeinthecarpet
      @findmeinthecarpet Год назад +21

      Nah give it to Obama

  • @122gogreen
    @122gogreen Год назад +139

    You can tell Demis enjoyed this conversation and appreciated your questions. Clear mutual respect. Great interview

    • @JCB-Lovers01
      @JCB-Lovers01 Год назад

      youtube.com/@pritesh-quotes?sub_confirmation=1

  • @AICoffeeBreak
    @AICoffeeBreak Год назад +220

    This may be one of my favourite podcast conversations of all time. Great guest, thanks!

    • @zemanntill
      @zemanntill Год назад +5

      Same 😀

    • @AICoffeeBreak
      @AICoffeeBreak Год назад +3

      @@zemanntill 🤝

    • @marrrtin
      @marrrtin Год назад +4

      Lex is on home turf, asking deeper questions than Demis is used to. And Demis himself, perhaps more than any researcher, has brought AI in from the cold with the stunning results of Alpha Go and Alpha Fold.

    • @macme66
      @macme66 Год назад +1

      I was thinking the same..I'm on like my third replay in the same day today .. 💯

    • @AICoffeeBreak
      @AICoffeeBreak Год назад +1

      @@macme66 🙌

  • @agadmator
    @agadmator Год назад +616

    Met Demis at the 2018 World Chess Championahip match in London. Cool dude

    • @souravprasad7579
      @souravprasad7579 Год назад +14

      Hi Agad.

    • @Scriabinfan593
      @Scriabinfan593 Год назад +14

      Happy to see you here Antonio!

    • @wadeboggs5163
      @wadeboggs5163 Год назад +20

      Happy to see my favorite RUclipsr watches my second favorite RUclipsr!

    • @michaelcinelli8793
      @michaelcinelli8793 Год назад +18

      We love you Agad!! It was in this position that we all congratulated agadmator for running the best chess channel on youtube!!

    • @amurnotgood3112
      @amurnotgood3112 Год назад +4

      @@kostasmanikis I think Lex has talked with Kasparov before, you should check it out

  • @user-xs9ey2rd5h
    @user-xs9ey2rd5h Год назад +150

    Holy smokes, you give out such an aura your podcast is so unique that you really get the greatest minds in all fields to sit and talk to you.

  • @austinmw89
    @austinmw89 Год назад +325

    Hey Lex, next time you ask a, “day in the life”, and someone describes a schedule where they work 18 hours a day, can you follow up by asking them about their sleep and caffeine/supplement habits?
    I’m curious if a lot of these super productive geniuses really just need a lot less sleep than the rest of us.

    • @organichand-pickedfree-ran1463
      @organichand-pickedfree-ran1463 Год назад +31

      And how much time for family is in there. It sounded like he does not see his family in the morning.

    • @KayLee-lw5iv
      @KayLee-lw5iv Год назад +35

      It's a really good thing for ones own sake to remember how often we make monoliths out of people like this. There are definitely lots of amazing people out there like that, and it _does_ merit some level of reverence and respect, I think, but it's also a lot of iteration and reimagining done on their part, building on what "normal" people have done in their fields.

    • @Hovane5
      @Hovane5 Год назад +8

      This. Also, he never answered the setup question! Given his proclivity to use pen and paper, I’m assuming he just uses a simple 💻, and doesn’t have like a 4-external-monitor setup, with a crazy mechanical keyboard, or anything like that…

    • @programmer1840
      @programmer1840 Год назад +13

      @@KayLee-lw5iv I think the takeaway is everyone has to work out what works for them. Starting work at 11am and then a second day at 11pm is definitely something that he had to discover about himself.

    • @followerofjesuschrist.
      @followerofjesuschrist. Год назад +4

      "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17
      "But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:39°

  • @JamesBradyGames
    @JamesBradyGames Год назад +152

    The beauty of asking the right questions. And the pleasure of hearing answers from a mind as brilliant, yet humble, as that of Demis Hassabis. Fabulous. Thank you!

  • @mariokohler4916
    @mariokohler4916 Год назад +216

    Demis seems like an awesome human being. Having people like him at the helm makes me less afraid of our future artificial overlords.

    • @winner8632
      @winner8632 Год назад +2

      He has a fast mind, a great gift and he absorbed a lot of knowledge which his mind refers to quickly.

    • @mattdwightbeheler4766
      @mattdwightbeheler4766 Год назад +10

      you used two words that terrify me artificial overlords

    • @BajaSurf
      @BajaSurf Год назад

      silly rabbit
      this dude is no difference than Dumbface machine Zuckemberg. I think people like this should be affraid. open your eyes

    • @jaylucas8352
      @jaylucas8352 Год назад +3

      @@mattdwightbeheler4766 were more accustomed to natural loverlords

    • @caralynmcauley6679
      @caralynmcauley6679 Год назад +1

      Ought we not always keep the "artificials"..underlords?!

  • @Adamskyization
    @Adamskyization Год назад +80

    Built an AI that can play a game in the age of 12, then in the age of 13-14, built a game with an AI component that sold miliions of copies around the world, all of that without all of the ready made libraries and tools of today.
    WTF

    • @julius43461
      @julius43461 Год назад +9

      With this dude, we don't need AGI.

    • @diogogambonni10
      @diogogambonni10 Год назад +2

      I didnt know, still the best theme park game ive ever played. Its on my steam library

    • @aangeli702
      @aangeli702 Год назад +1

      @@julius43461 This made my day

  • @aangeli702
    @aangeli702 Год назад +18

    it's just amazing how much you can learn from listening to two incredibly talented people converse with each other. Thank you Lex.

  • @kassios
    @kassios Год назад +59

    Never have I clicked faster on a video notification!

    • @rifkiamil
      @rifkiamil Год назад +2

      Same 🎉

    • @y5mgisi
      @y5mgisi Год назад +2

      Same!

    • @JustinHedge
      @JustinHedge Год назад +2

      Same here. Super happy and pumped to see this interview. Great first question by the way. :)

    • @theMuritz
      @theMuritz Год назад

      Then you may have been pre-exposed to what you could expect. I was reluctant and now understand your comment after listening and cleaning my windows and balcony while listening and learning by leaps and bounds.

  • @hardheadjarhead
    @hardheadjarhead Год назад +3

    It’s refreshing to see a man of that intellect having the ability to explain an idea in simple, jargon free, English.

  • @DavidMcMillan888
    @DavidMcMillan888 Год назад +9

    Demis is the most rational, complete and intelligent person I’ve heard in 50 years

  • @Hexanitrobenzene
    @Hexanitrobenzene Год назад +9

    I'm impressed by the breadth of vision of Demis. He keeps a list of fundamental problems in multiple scientific fields and regularly checks whether they can be solved by deep learning.

    • @CharlesFerraro
      @CharlesFerraro 10 месяцев назад

      It is amazing to the point of being emotionally moving honestly. What an incredible service to the future of humankind. This man’s life did not go to waste, and those who experience life after him will be far better off because of his existence.

  • @antonystringfellow5152
    @antonystringfellow5152 Год назад +63

    What a fantastic interview!!!
    You asked Demis all the questions I wanted to ask and quite a few I wouldn't have thought of. It made watching this as good as or better than being able to spend 2 hours with him myself. You were clearly very well prepared for this interview.
    Excellent job.... really excellent!

  • @tedmanasa907
    @tedmanasa907 Год назад +195

    The most profound interview you have done, imo. Thank you for doing it.

    • @jamesbarlow6423
      @jamesbarlow6423 Год назад

      The Hoffman interview was much more so. This guy isn't exactly creative. Rote.

    • @nicks22
      @nicks22 Год назад +2

      sure no problem

    • @OngoGablogian185
      @OngoGablogian185 Год назад +2

      Ted, can I have $4.99 too?

    • @ILoveBluePeople
      @ILoveBluePeople Год назад +3

      @@jamesbarlow6423 that's because what he is saying in this podcast is going well over your head... Ted is right possibly because he knows Abit more in this subject.

    • @jamesbarlow6423
      @jamesbarlow6423 Год назад +1

      @@ILoveBluePeople . Er no Tobin I've listened to all of them and none of it has ever "gone over my head" as you put it. In fact, the intellectual naïvete is pretty alarming!

  • @sunnykatyara9471
    @sunnykatyara9471 Год назад +7

    Demis is the true picture of what human intelligence is and what can it do....Huge Respect for him....

  • @kristinjohnson8350
    @kristinjohnson8350 Год назад +18

    This has to be one of the most underrated channels on RUclips. You never fail to bring brilliant guests and thought provoking content. Thank you, Lex, you’re the real MVP.

  • @diodorussiculus2186
    @diodorussiculus2186 Год назад +5

    Demis is one of the greatest minds of this generation. Godspeed you beautiful man

  • @routine8
    @routine8 Год назад +25

    Ohhhhhh there it is. One of those epic moments in Lex convo history.

  • @Rawi888
    @Rawi888 Год назад +13

    Learning he’s a night owl and he manages it and still being that brilliant is making sooooo happy.

  • @Reen579
    @Reen579 Год назад +8

    I know nothing about AI and this is my favorite podcast of all time. So eloquent and somehow down to earth. Bravo 💙

  • @jorgedighero1325
    @jorgedighero1325 Год назад +35

    All I can say is Thank you, Lex, for bringing this fantastic interview to us all.
    Demis undoubtedly is one of the most brilliant minds in the scientific community, and being able to access that mind through your perfectly timed questions is nothing short of a great gift.
    The content you are creating is superb; once again, thank you for your brilliant work.

  • @scrawnymcknucklehead
    @scrawnymcknucklehead Год назад +47

    Waited so long for this to happen. Stunning conversation, so many interesting thoughts. Please let there be a round 2 in the future!

  • @En1Gm4A
    @En1Gm4A 6 месяцев назад +5

    Really great interview - There should be a second one with Demis Hassabis !! would really appreciate that

  • @dropppitlikeitshott
    @dropppitlikeitshott Год назад +57

    Wow just wow, this is probably the best interview I've ever seen. So much respect for Demis Hassabis he's a true genius realizing all his potential.

    • @JCB-Lovers01
      @JCB-Lovers01 Год назад

      youtube.com/@pritesh-quotes?sub_confirmation=1

  • @flwi
    @flwi Год назад +15

    What a beautiful brain he has. He can express his thoughts so clearly and found answers to things I didn't even have questions about. Thanks a lot for this very interesting conversation!

    • @goyonman9655
      @goyonman9655 Год назад

      Beautiful mind*

    • @justice929
      @justice929 8 месяцев назад

      Yes! IQ off the charts, 60 points higher than Einstein's IQ...

  • @miaodu1695
    @miaodu1695 Год назад +54

    Been waiting for this day for a couple of years. Glad you finally got the genius on the show!

  • @skybellau
    @skybellau Год назад +11

    Open sourcing AlphaFold to speed up biology learning gave me the biggest goose bumps ever. A great honor indeed to listen to all this. So much to learn. Thank you Lex and Demis.

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 Год назад

      @@pistolpete2803
      They intend to apply their own methods but to do that they require infrastructure and that means it would be easier to buy another company that is already active.

  • @jsd64
    @jsd64 Год назад +14

    Demis is an incredible guy. I met him through the DeepMind scholarship programme. They paid for my postgrad degree in Computer Vision. They are truly changing lives and I'll forever be grateful for those amazing people working there.

  • @firstlast9504
    @firstlast9504 Год назад +26

    Lex, this is one of your best podcasts.
    Hassabis needs to write a book on AGI.
    I can't wait to read it!
    👣

  • @Davido2369
    @Davido2369 Год назад +6

    Really nice to get know Demis a bit through this conversation. He is so normal, for such a super intelligent person.

  • @dicksmith7473
    @dicksmith7473 Год назад +18

    Lex you are a legend, I’ve been listening for a while now and this is one of the best yet. I hadn’t heard much of Demis until this, he’s now my hero, what a guy!

    • @GauravK_
      @GauravK_ Год назад

      Watch the AlphaGo documentary if you haven’t already!!

  • @zenzen4982
    @zenzen4982 Год назад +5

    That is my favorite interview of all the ones I saw you conduct so far Lex. It was clear, focused and Demis was welcoming and cooperative to make the most out of the time constraint. He never got lost in the weeds, he offered his thoughts on a topic and went along with what you deemed the most interesting, with warmth. For being who he is, doing what he does, he is surprisingly aware and socially adept.

  • @mylittleelectron6606
    @mylittleelectron6606 Год назад +3

    This guy is awesome... Plus the English accent makes listening to a conversation pleasant regardless of topic. But Demis is out there making it happen for real, which is really exceptional.

  • @isaacandrewdixon
    @isaacandrewdixon Год назад +23

    This is so awesome. I love to watch any and all interviews with Demis.

  • @jeanfeis6896
    @jeanfeis6896 Год назад +6

    Two guys both with intelligence and knowledge only very few people have, talking to each other in a way that is not intimidating but truly enlightening to a mere mortal like myself is enjoyable beyond any words I have at my disposal. Thanks to both of you.

  • @akmltnannohoppt
    @akmltnannohoppt Год назад +3

    Considering Demis’ comments on Conscious AI requiring well-constructed guard rails as opposed to public a/b testing (chatgpt), I think we need an update on this interview Lex 🙏🏽

  • @darreneriksen
    @darreneriksen Год назад +3

    I played Theme Park as a kid and still have music and vomit sounds of it randomly in my head from time to time. Truly this man is a genius.

  • @isagive
    @isagive Год назад +33

    When the logic is good, its easy to understand complex ideas. Thank you Lex, another gr8 one.

  • @DavidDobr
    @DavidDobr Год назад +11

    Amazing interview as always, Lex!
    If I could be so bold as to put forth a suggestion, asking Demis more explicit questions about AI safety would be on the list

  • @xvp5z
    @xvp5z Год назад +1

    Demis is not running on a 24 hour day, he appears to have hacked the code and added extra hours to his sim. So many world class achievements and he is still excited to learn more. Amazing.

  • @perfectfutures
    @perfectfutures Год назад +1

    This is such an incredible interview, a real merging of minds and opening of the door to what we truly want to learn. The fact this is just the beginning of all this blows my (deepest) mind.

  • @rune6119
    @rune6119 Год назад +28

    This conversiation was an absolute joy to listen to! So, Demis is the creator of my giant pet ape in Black and White.

    • @riggmeister
      @riggmeister Год назад +1

      Can't believe he helped make Theme Park! Those 'Theme' games were absolutely brilliant.

    • @rune6119
      @rune6119 Год назад +1

      @@riggmeister Yes! Have such fond memories from that game.

    • @Myrslokstok
      @Myrslokstok Год назад

      Yhee most of his sentenses could be an episod in itself, I am used to it by now.
      There are fewer moore info dence people as Demis.

    • @BittermanAndy
      @BittermanAndy Год назад

      Yes, the giant pet ape (or cow, or tiger) that wouldn't learn to stop eating its own poo.
      The jokes just write themselves.

  • @DanielHerrera-kf6uk
    @DanielHerrera-kf6uk Год назад +46

    The enthusiasm and thoughtfulness that Demis puts into all his answers is very inspiring.
    I make all his opinions my own.

    • @toddmank45
      @toddmank45 Год назад

      Haha. Well stated

    • @bikefarmtaiwan1800
      @bikefarmtaiwan1800 Год назад +4

      Much better to reach your own realizations and conclusions to form an individual opinion would you think . Great to consider what

    • @followerofjesuschrist.
      @followerofjesuschrist. Год назад

      "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17
      "But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:39°

    • @jamesbarlow6423
      @jamesbarlow6423 Год назад +1

      Don't. Do your own thinking. This guy may be light years off but he'd never know it.

  • @peterszegedi
    @peterszegedi Год назад +19

    One of the most influential AI persons of our time in my favorite podcast. This is a treat. I love the thought that future AI will analyze this interview as an important cultural milestone right before the technological singularity.

    • @JCB-Lovers01
      @JCB-Lovers01 Год назад

      youtube.com/@pritesh-quotes?sub_confirmation=1

  • @maistvanjr1
    @maistvanjr1 Год назад +1

    As a Spinoza specialist (a rather narrow focus, no doubt), it is great to hear that Hassabis often reads Spinoza.

  • @ginogarcia8730
    @ginogarcia8730 Год назад +8

    I understand the theme usually... but I'm thankful we're in a well-lit room for this podcast.

  • @genzdiplomat
    @genzdiplomat Год назад +24

    This was really insightful for a young AI enthusiast like myself, Lex. Thanks for all of these understandings and perspectives from the world's most powerful minds.

  • @Jamie.Richards
    @Jamie.Richards Год назад +4

    That was one of the best interviews I've ever seen. It makes me happy that the cutting edge of AI is in the hands of this guy.

  • @mat.mnaceri2313
    @mat.mnaceri2313 Год назад +3

    I discovered Lex's podcast just a month ago, every episode is a delight to listen to, great host, exceptional guests

  • @wadeboggs5163
    @wadeboggs5163 Год назад +20

    I just rewatched Alphago the movie the other day on YT. So happy to see this interview come up!

  • @kasperzier7391
    @kasperzier7391 Год назад +13

    Wow you got Demis on board - that is absolutely brilliant . Have been waiting for this one for a long time - can’t wait to listen to it

  • @sammastersful
    @sammastersful Год назад +1

    This guy was brilliant coming out of the womb. I'm so amaze with the way brilliant people think. He is impressive !!!

  • @chuckgrowes6085
    @chuckgrowes6085 Год назад

    lex i love that you offer multiple questions for the guest to answer. let them decide where to go with it a bit like you do. great job

  • @jessepinkman9256
    @jessepinkman9256 Год назад +11

    This man might be the Leonardo da Vinci of our generation, what a pleasure to follow what he and the guys at Deep Mind are doing and what a time to be alive!

    • @samienaamien7038
      @samienaamien7038 Год назад +1

      I thought the same thing - except I chose Michelangelo! Lex and Demis are both Renaissance Men!

  • @glennmartin4232
    @glennmartin4232 Год назад +3

    This guy and conversation is truly amazing. What immense intelligence

  • @robertjulesyoung9994
    @robertjulesyoung9994 Год назад +2

    this is the best podcast I've listened to on this channel. thank you so much Lex, for doing this for us. you are truly the best "tool" for spreading knowledge, making us curious about the universe, everything.

  • @Yoda2000ful
    @Yoda2000ful Год назад +3

    What a rich and meaningfull conversation! Thank you so much for this interview, one can get so much insights from it!

  • @ricokaatz6456
    @ricokaatz6456 Год назад +10

    Demis Hassabis: "[...] and in machine learning what we've always found is that the more end to end you can make it the better the system." [47:36 - 47:42]

  • @trancenut81
    @trancenut81 Год назад +34

    Beautiful, insightful and inspiring. I had goosebumps, almost teared up during some parts of this one. This would stay with me for a long long time
    “We may be the mechanism by which the universe is trying to understand itself”
    Thanks Lex :)

    • @peterszilvasi752
      @peterszilvasi752 Год назад +1

      Same here... I got tear on my eyes during the first 10-15 minutes.

    • @DarkSkay
      @DarkSkay Год назад +2

      Two AGI robots without a utility function sit on a park bench.

  • @EdoardoStrianiHandpanMusic
    @EdoardoStrianiHandpanMusic Год назад

    That was an amazing one. I just finished watching it and I'm excited and hopeful about the future. Thanks Lex

  • @constantine7319
    @constantine7319 Год назад

    Loved this. Beautifully crafted conversation, covered his work, goals, broader Qs, excellent work Lex, pleasure to listen to Demis

  • @giovannyespitia632
    @giovannyespitia632 Год назад +3

    The most beautiful quote I have heard in my life: "The human brain built a computer to understand itself and the universe it lives in".

  • @DrTune
    @DrTune Год назад +7

    To me; probably the greatest interview I've ever seen. Demis and team are changing the world - in a mild mannered way - an order of magnitude beyond what Elon achieves (great as that is). Deepmind are stirring scientific revolutions at an incredible pace; catapulting the human race forwards.

  • @declanoneill1192
    @declanoneill1192 Год назад +1

    3:59 in, and we’ve had the most precise and unexpected deconstruction of the Turing test that we could imagine.
    Only 2 hours, 45 minutes to go!

  • @MattyE_
    @MattyE_ Год назад +2

    “maybe we are the mechanism by which the universe is going to understand itself”.
    Such a philosophical mic drop moment 😂 But such an interesting thought.

  • @juqqq4717
    @juqqq4717 Год назад +4

    Just found this channel two days ago! Excellent content, man! Thanks a lot and greetings from Finland! 🇫🇮

    • @MaximumMatador
      @MaximumMatador Год назад

      Welcome

    • @LarsRyeJeppesen
      @LarsRyeJeppesen Год назад

      Lots of great guests, but also wackos - thread with care. From geniuses like Hassabis/Carmack - all the way to crazy Alex Jones clones.

  • @MrErick1160
    @MrErick1160 Год назад +3

    It's funny how i see this video is 9 months old and I feel it's very old past. As the AI progress has been so incredible in the past months that it seems were already in another world and closer to the computational intelligence/ consciousness hypothesis

  • @Dima-rj7bv
    @Dima-rj7bv Год назад +1

    Demis is one of the most inspiring people I have ever listened to.

  • @nicoh1118
    @nicoh1118 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great guy with a great mind, amazing podcast!

  • @MrRenardian
    @MrRenardian Год назад +10

    There are few things in life as inspiring as listening to your conversations. Thanks for existing!

  • @jareddegler7150
    @jareddegler7150 Год назад +11

    It’s so cool that we are alive during this time of the true pioneers of AI. This man will be in the “textbooks” forever

  • @TrajkoDangov
    @TrajkoDangov Месяц назад

    Even though the focus was on the curtain, my mind was deeply focused on DeepMind's creations! Beautiful!

  • @teetitorn
    @teetitorn Год назад

    Lex, this is one of the best interviews... the last question that you've raised...and both of you seem to share similar thoughts (very deep, extremely relevant..) May I ask you what those missing links that Super AGI may respond? many thanks from Thailand :) :)

  • @TheTexasRunner
    @TheTexasRunner Год назад +4

    Wonderful interview with Demis Hassabis, thank you again!
    I found several aspects of the discussion fascinating: the thought with which Demis gave to the Deep Mind project prior to its 2010 start, his rationale for initial focus on closed gaming systems, his likening of ML as a useful tool for biology as mathematics is to physics, his plans to create within ML interactions of proteins ultimately leading to a synthetic biological cell which with will allow us ideally to explore the origins of life, the limitations of the Turing test as a definitive proof of consciousness, and several other thought provoking points.
    You have a knack for getting extraordinary guests, and in the long form interview format allowing them an unbridled and largely unedited opportunity to share their thoughts - and themselves - with your audience. Great job!

  • @zando5108
    @zando5108 Год назад +3

    Demis is a fantastic communicator and talks about complex, technical and novel ideas in a very understandable way, any interview of him is a definite watch!

  • @brianjanson3498
    @brianjanson3498 Год назад +2

    The best guests of any podcast out there. Demis Hassabis! Thanks, Lex.

  • @alertbri
    @alertbri Год назад +1

    Brilliant to rewatch today. I would love a new conversation with Demis.

  • @matteyas
    @matteyas Год назад +3

    Hi Lex, thanks for another great discussion. Have you considered speaking with Eliezer Yudkowsky? If you're unaware, he's into AGI and is a bit of an enigma in the field. He would probably be an interesting guest! Cheers.

  • @mattgraves3709
    @mattgraves3709 Год назад +3

    Great interview!
    I am feeling for AI now a pull I once felt for software engineering...it may be time to go back for a masters in AI.
    Had to go watch a talk from Demos first then came back here. Lex, your questions and responses were lovely as always.

  • @analogGigabyte
    @analogGigabyte Год назад

    Absolute banger of a video
    Thank you for this content and for the path this channel is on

  • @PeterListov
    @PeterListov Год назад +1

    Easily in my top 10 interviews on this channel. Incredible!

  • @daniel_caron
    @daniel_caron Год назад +11

    Grateful for this conversation and the work that DeepMind is doing. Exciting times we live in.

  • @philippgerbert1390
    @philippgerbert1390 Год назад +9

    It is a great interview - arguably the first of Lex' series that I was truly glad to listen to in its full length.
    It feels preposterous trying to add a thought to it, but I cannot resist: At one point (reflecting Roger Penrose) Demis says studying the human mind (among other things) convinced him there is no metaphysics or quantum required for understanding intelligence. I admit, as a physicist I had to swallow when hearing metaphysics and quantum put next to one another as explanatory tools. Why would we not agree with Richard Feynman ('the world is quantum, so we better start using it for compute')? Maybe quantum is not required to understand the human mind at that specific level - but then again, humans are not the limit of interesting intelligence. I felt a bit like little Robin in 'Bewilderment' by Richard Powers, telling his astrobiologist father in a dream: 'Dad.Dad! You have no idea.'

    • @seabud6408
      @seabud6408 Год назад

      Surely the proof that the quantum plasma pea at the Big Bang had life and consciousness in potential … is that we are here writing and reading this.
      To deny this would be to contradict Feynman and say that science does understand the quantum universe … it isn’t destined to “shut up and calculate”
      Would have to deny cause and effect systems theory .. the fact that the Univerae is a unified field … there are no particles . That field is a field of nested holons all the way up and down . Our bodies are nested holons of cells and organs … ditto universe galaxies stars black holes.
      Would deny that the definition of Universe is … all that is was and will be eternally … out with time and space.
      Would be to deny that the transcendent territory of geometry and mathematics and the four forces didn’t shape the living conscious plasma energy into Einstein and Mickey Mouse … with just some cooling and clumping relating growing ( call it evolving ) and waiting around for 14 billion years for it all to unfold like and egg to a chicken … without one single human thought .. for 14 billion years.
      That IS the story … why doesn’t science tell it that way.
      Militant materialism … pure and simple
      Atomism and the void … verses a living holonic quantum level entangled holographic field which … by definition IS all that is was and will be and is probably cycling through birth and death eternally … outwith time and space (Penrose)
      Just like … US
      Science - “ Why would the Universe be just like us”
      Children leave school believing this guff. No wonder physics is at a particle seeking brick wall and Biology and computer science are now ripe to inform physics
      They won’t listen. How can something made from the beliefs of militant materialism listen to all that “hippy guff”.
      This is why the planet is dying … unenlightened capitalism wedded to atomistic science … conducted as if the Universe isn’t alive and conscious at every system level…. Big bang plasma to Mickey Mouse. It’s as obvious as the planets we knew were circling every star … before we had the “proof”

  • @oystercatcher943
    @oystercatcher943 Год назад +1

    Demis speaks wonderfully and deeply. I too learnt to love computing from the ZX spectrum and studied computer science and physics. I’ve met many ‘AI researchers’ who think they can solve problems without deeply understanding the problem. Demis is the opposite and deeply understands AI, physics AND biology. Demis is Truly inspiring, kind and modest

  • @davidcastrillonvallejo834
    @davidcastrillonvallejo834 Год назад +1

    This podcast is amazing, thank you so much, lex, for the inmense value you provide.

  • @iamthegatsby
    @iamthegatsby Год назад +8

    Watching this after ChatGPT was released...used the prompt that Demis came up with to create a new game that would resemble the basis of GO. The results are quite impressive haha

    • @drstalone
      @drstalone 9 месяцев назад

      What was the exact prompt? I couldn't find it in the video.

  • @Tucsondawn
    @Tucsondawn Год назад +6

    What a great conversation between two guys who can't wait to join the borg. The light wins in end. Much love guys.

  • @benmohan007
    @benmohan007 Год назад

    The best podcast I've seen in a while. Demis is such a humble genius.
    Thanks for asking all those thought provoking questions which allowed us to take a quick peak into the thought process of this wonderful mind. Truly amazing.

  • @hohonuts
    @hohonuts Год назад

    At last! The most awaited interview! Thank you, Demis, for all the inspiring work that you do and all the hope that you bring to this world! Let all the winds blow your way! Thank you, Lex, for this wonderful interview!
    Gosh I wish it would last much longer than 2 hours though..

  • @jahcane3711
    @jahcane3711 Год назад +5

    This was a great birthday present Lex, thank you for this interview

  • @graceleetay
    @graceleetay Год назад +6

    A deep and broad thinker like Hassabis still thinks that we're probabilistically alone in the multiverse. He would enjoy being proven wrong in the years to come.

  • @mohshamy
    @mohshamy Год назад +1

    One of the greatest interviews I have seen... Well done Lex.