#144 – Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI

Michael Littman is a computer scientist at Brown University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - SimpliSafe: simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera - ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - MasterClass: masterclass.com/lex to get 2 for price of 1 - BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Michael's Twitter: twitter.com/mlittmancs Michael's Website: littmania.com/ Michael's YouTube: youtube.com/user/mlittman PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Medium: medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:43) - Robot and Frank (10:02) - Music (13:13) - Starring in a TurboTax commercial (23:26) - Existential risks of AI (41:48) - Reinforcement learning (1:07:36) - AlphaGo and David Silver (1:17:15) - Will neural networks achieve AGI? (1:29:42) - Bitter Lesson (1:42:32) - Does driving require a theory of mind? (1:51:58) - Book Recommendations (1:57:20) - Meaning of life