#162 – Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness

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<p>Jim Keller is a legendary microprocessor engineer, previously at AMD, Apple, Tesla, Intel, and now Tenstorrent. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil<br /> &#8211; <b>Brooklinen</b>: <a href="https://brooklinen.com">https://brooklinen.com</a> and use code LEX to get $25 off + free shipping<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> and use code LexPod to get 3 months free<br /> &#8211; <b>Belcampo</b>: <a href="https://belcampo.com/lex">https://belcampo.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 20% off first order</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Jim&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jimkxa">https://twitter.com/jimkxa</a><br /> Jim&#8217;s Wiki: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Keller_(engineer)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Keller_(engineer)</a><br /> Tenstorrent: <a href="https://www.tenstorrent.com/">https://www.tenstorrent.com/</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage">https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:02) &#8211; Good design is both science and engineering<br /> (13:03) &#8211; Javascript<br /> (17:09) &#8211; RISC vs CISC<br /> (21:09) &#8211; What makes a great processor?<br /> (22:38) &#8211; Intel vs ARM<br /> (24:27) &#8211; Steve Jobs and Apple<br /> (27:05) &#8211; Elon Musk and Steve Jobs<br /> (32:50) &#8211; Father<br /> (36:33) &#8211; Perfection<br /> (42:48) &#8211; Modular design<br /> (48:22) &#8211; Moore&#8217;s law<br /> (55:20) &#8211; Hardware for deep learning<br /> (1:02:14) &#8211; Making neural networks fast at scale<br /> (1:09:51) &#8211; Andrej Karpathy and Chris Lattner<br /> (1:14:05) &#8211; How GPUs work<br /> (1:18:12) &#8211; Tesla Autopilot, NVIDIA, and Mobileye<br /> (1:22:52) &#8211; Andrej Karpathy and Software 2.0<br /> (1:29:13) &#8211; Tesla Dojo<br /> (1:31:49) &#8211; Neural networks will understand physics better than humans<br /> (1:34:02) &#8211; Re-engineering the human brain<br /> (1:38:56) &#8211; Infinite fun and the Culture Series by Iain Banks<br /> (1:40:50) &#8211; Neuralink<br /> (1:46:13) &#8211; Dreams<br /> (1:50:06) &#8211; Ideas<br /> (2:00:19) &#8211; Aliens<br /> (2:05:16) &#8211; Jordan Peterson<br /> (2:10:13) &#8211; Viruses<br /> (2:13:22) &#8211; WallStreetBets and Robinhood<br /> (2:21:25) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (2:23:15) &#8211; Human condition<br /> (2:25:43) &#8211; Fear is a cage<br /> (2:30:34) &#8211; Love<br /> (2:36:57) &#8211; Regrets</p>