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

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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EPISODE LINKS

Stephen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram

Stephen's Blog: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com

Wolfram|Alpha: https://www.wolframalpha.com

A New Kind of Science (book): https://amzn.to/30XoEun

Fundamental Theory of Physics (book): https://amzn.to/30XbAoT

Blog posts

A 50-Year Quest: https://bit.ly/3NQbZ2P

What Is ChatGPT doing: https://bit.ly/3VOwtuz

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OUTLINE

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(00:00) - Introduction

(00:46) - WolframAlpha and ChatGPT

(20:27) - Computation and nature of reality

(47:19) - How ChatGPT works

(1:47:02) - Human and animal cognition

(2:00:20) - Dangers of AI

(2:08:40) - Nature of truth

(2:30:02) - Future of education

(3:06:04) - Consciousness

(3:15:03) - Second Law of Thermodynamics

(3:38:36) - Entropy

(3:51:36) - Observers in physics

(4:08:28) - Mortality

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