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Can AI Develop Empathetic Abilities Beyond Language?
44:37 - 50:53 (06:16)
The podcast explores whether AI can develop empathetic abilities beyond language and whether it can enable access to therapy to more people. It discusses the challenges involved in developing such an AI and the requirements for the same.
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The exponential increase in funding towards compute and algorithms suggest that it is possible to create superhuman therapies using neural networks.
44:37 - 46:59 (02:22)
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The exponential increase in funding towards compute and algorithms suggest that it is possible to create superhuman therapies using neural networks. However, they require a huge amount of data and there is still a long way to go towards achieving this goal.
ChapterCan AI Develop Empathetic Abilities Beyond Language?
Episode#215 – Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker questions the ability of machines to truly understand and empathize with the complexities of human experiences and emotions, such as death, fear, childhood trauma, humor, and love, that are required for effective therapy.
46:59 - 50:53 (03:53)
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The speaker questions the ability of machines to truly understand and empathize with the complexities of human experiences and emotions, such as death, fear, childhood trauma, humor, and love, that are required for effective therapy. However, the increasing demand for therapy may require the use of machines to optimize accessibility and availability.