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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(05:41) – Neural networks

(10:45) – Biology

(16:15) – Aliens

(26:27) – Universe

(38:18) – Transformers

(46:34) – Language models

(56:45) – Bots

(1:03:05) – Google’s LaMDA

(1:10:28) – Software 2.0

(1:21:28) – Human annotation

(1:23:25) – Camera vision

(1:28:30) – Tesla’s Data Engine

(1:32:39) – Tesla Vision

(1:39:09) – Elon Musk

(1:44:17) – Autonomous driving

(1:49:11) – Leaving Tesla

(1:54:39) – Tesla’s Optimus

(2:03:45) – ImageNet

(2:06:23) – Data

(2:16:15) – Day in the life

(2:29:31) – Best IDE

(2:36:37) – arXiv

(2:41:06) – Advice for beginners

(2:50:24) – Artificial general intelligence

(3:03:44) – Movies

(3:09:37) – Future of human civilization

(3:13:56) – Book recommendations

(3:20:05) – Advice for young people

(3:21:56) – Future of machine learning

(3:28:44) – Meaning of life