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Importance of Contributing to Artificial Intelligence Research
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It is crucial for people, especially retirees and those with more time at home due to the pandemic, to contribute to the future of artificial intelligence research. Seminal figures like Minsky have paved the way for advancements in AI development.

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Technology pioneer Marvin Minsky developed a strategy for testing the intelligence of an aspiring graduate student by giving nonsensical feedback and waiting to see if they found a meaningful interpretation, fooling them into thinking it was a great idea.
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Marvin Minsky, Graduate Education, Nonsense
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Technology pioneer Marvin Minsky developed a strategy for testing the intelligence of an aspiring graduate student by giving nonsensical feedback and waiting to see if they found a meaningful interpretation, fooling them into thinking it was a great idea.

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Importance of Contributing to Artificial Intelligence Research
Episode
#221 – Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The speaker encourages people to help and contribute to the spread of human knowledge and opinions, stating that the involvement of retirees and those with more time due to the pandemic could be beneficial towards covering all aspects of human knowledge.
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AI, human knowledge
Summary

The speaker encourages people to help and contribute to the spread of human knowledge and opinions, stating that the involvement of retirees and those with more time due to the pandemic could be beneficial towards covering all aspects of human knowledge. The speaker also emphasizes the need to avoid short-term projects and encourages tackling bigger projects, such as covering all human knowledge, despite the time it may take to accomplish.

Chapter
Importance of Contributing to Artificial Intelligence Research
Episode
#221 – Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast