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#329 – Kate Darling: Social Robots, Ethics, Privacy and the Future of MIT

#329 – Kate Darling: Social Robots, Ethics, Privacy and the Future of MIT

Lex Fridman Podcast
Oct 15, 2022 3h 10m
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<p>Kate Darling is a researcher at MIT Media Lab interested in human robot interaction and robot ethics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>True Classic Tees</b>: <a href="https://trueclassictees.com/lex">https://trueclassictees.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 25% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Shopify</b>: <a href="https://shopify.com/lex">https://shopify.com/lex</a> to get 14-day free trial<br /> &#8211; <b>Linode</b>: <a href="https://linode.com/lex">https://linode.com/lex</a> to get $100 free credit<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Kate&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/grok_">http://twitter.com/grok_</a><br /> Kate&#8217;s Website: <a href="http://katedarling.org">http://katedarling.org</a><br /> Kate&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/grok_">http://www.instagram.com/grok_</a><br /> The New Breed (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3ExhBuf">https://amzn.to/3ExhBuf</a><br /> Creativity without Law (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3MqV5F3">https://amzn.to/3MqV5F3</a><br /> LuLaRobot (paper): <a href="http://drive.google.com/file/d/1PtYpkDQaQVPbhQIc6wcCC50JKWVsDo3k/view">http://drive.google.com/file/d/1PtYpkDQaQVPbhQIc6wcCC50JKWVsDo3k/view</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/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</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 /> (07:57) &#8211; What is a robot?<br /> (23:57) &#8211; Metaverse<br /> (33:19) &#8211; Bias in robots<br /> (47:02) &#8211; Modern robotics<br /> (49:34) &#8211; Automation<br /> (53:57) &#8211; Autonomous driving<br /> (1:02:22) &#8211; Privacy<br /> (1:05:48) &#8211; Google&#8217;s LaMDA<br /> (1:10:35) &#8211; Robot animal analogy<br /> (1:23:38) &#8211; Data concerns<br /> (1:41:40) &#8211; Humanoid robots<br /> (2:00:42) &#8211; LuLaRobot<br /> (2:09:36) &#8211; Ethics in robotics<br /> (2:24:57) &#8211; Jeffrey Epstein<br /> (2:58:31) &#8211; Love and relationships</p>

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