#144 – Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(07:43) - Robot and Frank
(10:02) - Music
(13:13) - Starring in a TurboTax commercial
(23:26) - Existential risks of AI
(41:48) - Reinforcement learning
(1:07:36) - AlphaGo and David Silver
(1:17:15) - Will neural networks achieve AGI?
(1:29:42) - Bitter Lesson
(1:42:32) - Does driving require a theory of mind?
(1:51:58) - Book Recommendations
(1:57:20) - Meaning of life