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: https://athleticgreens.com/lex (https://athleticgreens.com/lex) and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil

– Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex (https://blinkist.com/lex) and use code LEX to get 25% off premium

– Business Wars: https://wondery.com/business-wars/ (https://wondery.com/business-wars/)

– Cash App: https://cash.app/ (https://cash.app/) and use code LexPodcast to get $10

EPISODE LINKS:

Rev: https://www.rev.com (https://www.rev.com)

Rev.ai: https://www.rev.ai (https://www.rev.ai)

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast (https://lexfridman.com/podcast)

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr (https://apple.co/2lwqZIr)

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 (https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8)

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ (https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/)

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman (https://youtube.com/lexfridman)

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips (https://youtube.com/lexclips)

SUPPORT & CONNECT:

– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast

– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman (https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman)

– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman (https://twitter.com/lexfridman)

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman (https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman)

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman)

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage (https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage)

– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman (https://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