Chapter

Determinism vs Stochasticity in the Universe
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07:24 - 11:46 (04:22)

Philosophical discussion on the concepts of determinism and stochasticity in the universe, and the beauty and power of each approach. The question of free will and the ability to differentiate between machines and entities with free will is also explored.

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Dorit Parnas talks about her academic path spanning across engineering, physics and software development.
07:24 - 08:29 (01:05)
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Engineering, Physics, Software Development
The guest recounts his discovery of the pearl vortex in superconductivity, which was later named after him, and discusses the stochastic nature of the universe and the role of God in it.
08:29 - 10:07 (01:37)
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Superconductivity
Summary

The guest recounts his discovery of the pearl vortex in superconductivity, which was later named after him, and discusses the stochastic nature of the universe and the role of God in it.

Chapter
Determinism vs Stochasticity in the Universe
Episode
Judea Pearl: Causal Reasoning, Counterfactuals, Bayesian Networks, and the Path to AGI
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
An AI scientist claims that free will is an illusion and that their community is working on solving it.
10:07 - 11:46 (01:39)
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Artificial Intelligence
Summary

An AI scientist claims that free will is an illusion and that their community is working on solving it. Once solved, the solution will look like a machine that acts as though it has free will, propagating the illusion of free will amongst other machines.

Chapter
Determinism vs Stochasticity in the Universe
Episode
Judea Pearl: Causal Reasoning, Counterfactuals, Bayesian Networks, and the Path to AGI
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast