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Language and Decision Making
3:25:04 - 3:29:24 (04:20)
On a larger timescale, the ways in which people diverge in their decision making is a result of the manifestation of novelty. In the usage and learning of language, it is more about fooling others rather than understanding the full context.
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The ability to make connections across multiple domains is crucial for achieving AGI, as evidenced by Shakespeare's ability to create new verbs by thinking outside of language.
3:25:04 - 3:25:37 (00:33)
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The ability to make connections across multiple domains is crucial for achieving AGI, as evidenced by Shakespeare's ability to create new verbs by thinking outside of language. However, it remains to be seen if language-based AI such as GPT-3 can achieve this level of cross-domain thinking.
ChapterLanguage and Decision Making
Episode#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The use of language is about fooling, not understanding.
3:25:37 - 3:27:00 (01:22)
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The use of language is about fooling, not understanding. There is a gap between language and comprehension that we haven't yet fully understood as language seems to be fundamentally about fooling.
ChapterLanguage and Decision Making
Episode#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This episode discusses whether artificial intelligence can recreate human personalities, utilizing a distance measure and cloning, and explores the idea of nudging AI constructs until they reach optimal levels of creativity.
3:27:00 - 3:28:20 (01:20)
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This episode discusses whether artificial intelligence can recreate human personalities, utilizing a distance measure and cloning, and explores the idea of nudging AI constructs until they reach optimal levels of creativity.
ChapterLanguage and Decision Making
Episode#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The discussion explores the relationship between novelty, creativity, and free will on a macro level over longer time scales of decision making and behavior, and how the universe selects certain manifestations to persist over time.
3:28:20 - 3:29:24 (01:04)
Summary
The discussion explores the relationship between novelty, creativity, and free will on a macro level over longer time scales of decision making and behavior, and how the universe selects certain manifestations to persist over time.