Stephen Wolfram: ChatGPT and the Nature of Truth, Reality & Computation | Lex Fridman Podcast #376

Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, theoretical physicist, and the founder of Wolfram Research, a company behind Wolfram|Alpha, Wolfram Language, and the Wolfram Physics and Metamathematics projects. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - MasterClass: to get 15% off - BetterHelp: to get 10% off - InsideTracker: to get 20% off EPISODE LINKS: Stephen’s Twitter: Stephen’s Blog: Wolfram|Alpha: A New Kind of Science (book): Fundamental Theory of Physics (book): Blog posts: A 50-Year Quest: What Is ChatGPT doing: PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:33 - WolframAlpha and ChatGPT 21:14 - Computation and nature of reality 48:06 - How ChatGPT works 1:47:48 - Human and animal cognition 2:01:07 - Dangers of AI 2:09:27 - Nature of truth 2:30:49 - Future of education 3:06:51 - Consciousness 3:15:50 - Second Law of Thermodynamics 3:39:23 - Entropy 3:52:23 - Observers in physics 4:09:15 - Mortality SOCIAL: - Twitter: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Reddit: - Support on Patreon: