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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:33) – First robots

(28:58) – Brains and computers

(1:01:47) – Self-driving cars

(1:21:57) – Believing in the impossible

(1:32:47) – Predictions

(1:43:49) – iRobot

(2:11:11) – Sharing an office with AI experts

(2:23:21) – Advice for young people

(2:27:07) – Meaning of life