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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(06:51) – If we re-ran Earth over 1 million times

(10:08) – Would aliens detect humans?

(12:46) – Evolution of intelligent life

(16:31) – Fear of death

(22:47) – Hyenas

(26:12) – Language

(29:43) – The magic of programming

(35:43) – Neuralink

(43:15) – Surprising discoveries by AI

(46:49) – How evolutionary computation works

(58:12) – Learning to walk

(1:01:25) – Robots and a theory of mind

(1:10:29) – Neuroevolution

(1:20:47) – Tesla Autopilot

(1:24:11) – Language and vision

(1:29:53) – Aliens communicating with humans

(1:35:29) – Would AI learn to lie to humans?

(1:42:03) – Artificial life

(1:46:56) – Cellular automata

(1:52:32) – Advice for young people

(1:57:09) – Meaning of life