#151 – Dan Kokotov: Speech Recognition with AI and Humans

Dan Kokotov is VP of Engineering at Rev.ai, an automatic speech recognition company. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Blinkist: blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Business Wars: wondery.com/business-wars/ - Cash App: cash.app/ and use code LexPodcast to get $10 EPISODE LINKS: Rev: rev.com Rev.ai: rev.ai 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 (09:17) - Dune (12:34) - Rev (18:33) - Translation (25:22) - Gig economy (34:02) - Automatic speech recognition (44:53) - Create products that people love (53:02) - The future of podcasts at Spotify (1:14:41) - Book recommendations (1:16:02) - Stories of our dystopian future (1:19:45) - Movies about Stalin and Hitler (1:24:59) - Interviewing Putin (1:30:56) - Meaning of life