Lex Fridman Podcast - New Name: Lex Fridman Podcast
Episode Date: August 25, 2020New podcast name. New Russian hitman thumbnail. Everything else stays the same. AI is still my passion, but this gives me a bit more freedom to talk to interesting folks from all over. Thanks for the ...support & the love. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/podcast or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify, or support it on Patreon.
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I've been hosting this podcast called Artificial Intelligence for over two years now.
I decided to change the name to just Lex Friedman podcast for several reasons.
First, that's what most people call it anyway.
Second, I've already been interviewing physicists, historians, philosophers, mathematicians,
writers, athletes, switching away from AI in the name, gives me the freedom to
do that a little bit more.
I still want to talk to the top researchers in artificial intelligence and science and
tech in general, but also people who inspire me and have had a big impact on my life outside
of science and tech.
Third, most practically, I've found a guest even slightly outside the field of AI, like neuroscience, neurobiology, physics, chemistry, math have been intimidated by the name AI.
So going with a silly generic name, my name just seems easier.
Hopefully you see that I try hard to make the guests the star of the show, not to take myself too seriously or seriously at all.
And always ask the simplest possible questions
and hopes of arriving at something fundamental
and even beautiful,
even if it makes me look like an idiot,
which I very often am.
Our assessment is still the same,
everything is still the same.
If you enjoy this thing, share it with others, your kind words, as before, as always, and
your love has been fuel for me for which I'm forever grateful.
Version 3.0 will be outside the simulation, but for now, let us stay here a little longer.
Love you all. you