Wojciech Zaremba — What Could Make AI Conscious?

from Gradient Dissent: Conversations on AI

Wojciech joins us to talk the principles behind OpenAI, the Fermi Paradox, and the future stages of developments in AGI.---Wojciech Zaremba is a co-founder of OpenAI, a research company dedicated to discovering and enacting the path to safe artificial general intelligence. He was also Head of Robotics, where his team developed general-purpose robots through new approaches to transfer learning, and taught robots complex behaviors.Connect with Wojciech:Personal website: https://wojzaremba.com//Twitter: https://twitter.com/woj_zaremba---Topics Discussed:0:00 Sneak peek and intro1:03 The people and principles behind OpenAI6:31 The stages of future AI developments13:42 The Fermi paradox16:18 What drives Wojciech?19:17 Thoughts on robotics24:58 Dota and other projects at OpenAI33:42 What would make an AI conscious?41:31 How to be succeed in roboticsTranscript:http://wandb.me/gd-wojciech-zarembaLinks:Fermi paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradoxOpenAI and Dota: https://openai.com/projects/five/---Get our podcast on these platforms:Apple Podcasts: http://wandb.me/apple-podcastsSpotify: http://wandb.me/spotifyGoogle Podcasts: http://wandb.me/google-podcastsYouTube: http://wandb.me/youtubeSoundcloud: http://wandb.me/soundcloudJoin our community of ML practitioners where we host AMAs, share interesting projects and meet other people working in Deep Learning:http://wandb.me/slackCheck out Fully Connected, which features curated machine learning reports by researchers exploring deep learning techniques, Kagglers showcasing winning models, industry leaders sharing best practices, and more:https://wandb.ai/fully-connected

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Wojciech joins us to talk the principles behind OpenAI, the Fermi Paradox, and the future stages of developments in AGI. --- Wojciech Zaremba is a co-founder of OpenAI, a research company dedicated to discovering and enacting the path to safe artificial general intelligence. He was also Head of Robotics, where his team developed general-purpose robots through new approaches to transfer learning, and taught robots complex behaviors. Connect with Wojciech: Personal website: https://wojzaremba.com// Twitter: https://twitter.com/woj_zaremba --- Topics Discussed: 0:00 Sneak peek and intro 1:03 The people and principles behind OpenAI 6:31 The stages of future AI developments 13:42 The Fermi paradox 16:18 What drives Wojciech? 19:17 Thoughts on robotics 24:58 Dota and other projects at OpenAI 33:42 What would make an AI conscious? 41:31 How to be succeed in robotics Transcript: http://wandb.me/gd-wojciech-zaremba Links: Fermi paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox OpenAI and Dota: https://openai.com/projects/five/ --- Get our podcast on these platforms: Apple Podcasts: http://wandb.me/apple-podcasts Spotify: http://wandb.me/spotify Google Podcasts: http://wandb.me/google-podcasts YouTube: http://wandb.me/youtube Soundcloud: http://wandb.me/soundcloud Join our community of ML practitioners where we host AMAs, share interesting projects and meet other people working in Deep Learning: http://wandb.me/slack Check out Fully Connected, which features curated machine learning reports by researchers exploring deep learning techniques, Kagglers showcasing winning models, industry leaders sharing best practices, and more: https://wandb.ai/fully-connected