#387 – George Hotz: Tiny Corp, Twitter, AI Safety, Self-Driving, GPT, AGI & God
Lex Fridman Podcast
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Why does George Hotz think time is an illusion?
George Hotz views time as a useful model rather than an objective reality, similar to how quantum physics is a useful model to describe reality.
What does George Hotz think about the centralization of power in AI?
George Hotz is concerned about the centralization of power in AI, particularly with companies like NVIDIA, and believes that decentralization is crucial to prevent monopolies and ensure power remains distributed.
How does George Hotz describe the difference between CPUs, GPUs, and DSPs in terms of computation?
George Hotz describes CPUs as capable of everything, including add, multiply, load, store, compare, and branch, with fast execution due to deep reorder buffers. GPUs can do arbitrary load and store but struggle with compare and branch. DSPs are limited to add and multiply with static load and store.
What is George Hotz's view on AI safety and the potential dangers of AI?
George Hotz believes that AI safety concerns are valid, but he is more worried about bad humans using AI for harmful purposes rather than AI rebelling against its creators. He advocates for decentralization to prevent a single entity from having too much control over AI.
What does George Hotz think about the future of programming and the role of AI in it?
George Hotz envisions a future where AI will assist in programming tasks, such as debugging and generating code, but he believes humans will still be necessary for higher-level decision-making and creativity.
Why does George Hotz admire Andrej Karpathy?
George Hotz admires Andrej Karpathy for his genuine desire to teach and share knowledge, as well as his high level of technical skill and curiosity, which he maintains despite his success.
What is George Hotz's opinion on effective altruism?
George Hotz views effective altruism as a flawed ideology, comparing it to utilitarianism, which he finds abhorrent. He believes that charity is not the most efficient way to improve the world and that starting companies is a better approach.
What does George Hotz think is the meaning of life?
George Hotz believes the meaning of life is to win, although he hasn't fully defined what winning looks like yet. He aspires to stand eye to eye with God, similar to how he wants his creations to stand eye to eye with him.
- Time is considered a useful model in describing reality, regardless of its existential nature.
- Artificial difficulty can be controlled, unlike real challenges that require true survival instincts.
- AI models can simulate human-like interactions but may lack genuine consciousness.
- The philosophical discussion touches on AI's ability to emulate human traits and relationships.
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