#376 – Stephen Wolfram: ChatGPT and the Nature of Truth, Reality & Computation

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<p>Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, theoretical physicist, and the founder of Wolfram Research, a company behind Wolfram&#124;Alpha, Wolfram Language, and the Wolfram Physics and Metamathematics projects. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>MasterClass</b>: <a href="https://masterclass.com/lex">https://masterclass.com/lex</a> to get 15% off<br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Stephen&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram">https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram</a><br /> Stephen&#8217;s Blog: <a href="https://writings.stephenwolfram.com">https://writings.stephenwolfram.com</a><br /> Wolfram&#124;Alpha: <a href="https://www.wolframalpha.com">https://www.wolframalpha.com</a><br /> A New Kind of Science (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/30XoEun">https://amzn.to/30XoEun</a><br /> Fundamental Theory of Physics (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/30XbAoT">https://amzn.to/30XbAoT</a><br /> Blog posts:<br /> A 50-Year Quest: <a href="https://bit.ly/3NQbZ2P">https://bit.ly/3NQbZ2P</a><br /> What Is ChatGPT doing: <a href="https://bit.ly/3VOwtuz">https://bit.ly/3VOwtuz</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 /> (06:45) &#8211; WolframAlpha and ChatGPT<br /> (26:26) &#8211; Computation and nature of reality<br /> (53:18) &#8211; How ChatGPT works<br /> (1:53:01) &#8211; Human and animal cognition<br /> (2:06:20) &#8211; Dangers of AI<br /> (2:14:39) &#8211; Nature of truth<br /> (2:36:01) &#8211; Future of education<br /> (3:12:03) &#8211; Consciousness<br /> (3:21:02) &#8211; Second Law of Thermodynamics<br /> (3:44:36) &#8211; Entropy<br /> (3:57:36) &#8211; Observers in physics<br /> (4:14:27) &#8211; Mortality</p>