Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, theoretical physicist, and the founder of Wolfram Research, a company behind Wolfram|Alpha, Wolfram Language, and the Wolfram Physics and Metamathematics projects. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(06:45) - WolframAlpha and ChatGPT
(26:26) - Computation and nature of reality
(53:18) - How ChatGPT works
(1:53:01) - Human and animal cognition
(2:06:20) - Dangers of AI
(2:14:39) - Nature of truth
(2:36:01) - Future of education
(3:12:03) - Consciousness
(3:21:02) - Second Law of Thermodynamics
(3:44:36) - Entropy
(3:57:36) - Observers in physics
(4:14:27) - Mortality