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Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games | Lex Fridman Podcast #475

Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking work in protein structure prediction using AI.
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*OUTLINE:*
0:00 - Episode highlight
1:21 - Introduction
2:06 - Learnable patterns in nature
5:48 - Computation and P vs NP
14:26 - Veo 3 and understanding reality
18:50 - Video games
30:52 - AlphaEvolve
36:53 - AI research
41:17 - Simulating a biological organism
46:00 - Origin of life
52:15 - Path to AGI
1:03:01 - Scaling laws
1:06:17 - Compute
1:09:04 - Future of energy
1:13:00 - Human nature
1:17:54 - Google and the race to AGI
1:35:53 - Competition and AI talent
1:42:27 - Future of programming
1:48:53 - John von Neumann
1:58:07 - p(doom)
2:02:50 - Humanity
2:05:56 - Consciousness and quantum computation
2:12:06 - David Foster Wallace
2:19:20 - Education and research

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Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire | Lex Fridman Podcast #476

Jack Weatherford is an anthropologist and historian specializing in Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire.
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0:56 - Origin story of Genghis Khan
42:42 - Early battles & conquests
55:23 - Power
57:45 - Secret History
1:11:10 - Mongolian steppe
1:14:27 - Mounted archery and horse-riding
1:22:48 - Genghis Khan's army
1:39:00 - Military tactics and strategy
1:51:24 - Wars of conquest
1:55:48 - Dan Carlin
2:05:49 - Religious freedom
2:21:36 - Trade and the Silk Road
2:30:21 - Weapons innovation
2:31:52 - Kublai Khan and conquering China
3:13:43 - Fall of the Mongol Empire
3:40:38 - Genetic legacy
3:50:32 - Lessons from Genghis Khan
4:00:48 - Human nature
4:03:58 - Visiting Mongolia
4:23:27 - Lex: Dan Carlin
4:26:17 - Lex: Gaza

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Timeline for AGI: 2030 with 50% chance


Keyu Jin: China's Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism | Lex Fridman Podcast #477

Keyu Jin is an economist specializing in China's economy, international macroeconomics, global trade imbalances, and financial policy. She is the author of The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism.
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0:47 - Misconceptions about China
5:17 - Education in China
14:34 - Economic reforms of Deng Xiaoping
19:53 - Mayor economy and GDP growth race
33:40 - Growing up in China
39:18 - First time in the US
43:32 - China's government vs business sector
47:06 - Communism and capitalism
50:45 - Jack Ma
56:58 - China's view on innovation and copying ideas
1:03:35 - DeepSeek moment
1:07:29 - CHIPS Act
1:09:16 - Tariffs and Trade
1:21:41 - Immigration
1:26:28 - Taiwan
1:32:14 - One-child policy
1:40:11 - China's economy collapse predictions
1:44:54 - Advice for visiting China

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