ai philosophy

David Ferrucci: IBM Watson, Jeopardy & Deep Conversations with AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #44

Lex Fridman

David Ferrucci, who led the team behind IBM Watson's victory on Jeopardy!, joins this discussion to explore the philosophical and engineering underpinnings of artificial intelligence. His journey began with a biology background before shifting to computer science, driven by the belief that machines …

Rodney Brooks: Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #217

Lex Fridman

Rodney Brooks, a pioneering roboticist and former head of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), reflects on his journey from childhood curiosity sparked by *Wonder Books* to building early learning systems using ice cube trays as neural networks. He discusses the mec …