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Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314

Lex Fridman

In this episode, Liv Boeree explores how luck and skill interact in poker versus life, emphasizing that while short-term outcomes are heavily influenced by chance—such as winning 52% of hands against a specific opponent over ten games—the long-term results converge toward the quality of one's decisi …

Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development | Lex Fridman Podcast #371

Lex Fridman

In this episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast, MIT physicist and AI researcher Max Tegmark revisits his core thesis regarding the potential for a six-month pause on training models larger than GPT-4, an initiative supported by over 50,000 signatories including CEOs like Elon Musk. Tegmark argues that h …