Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314

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Released

August 24, 2022

Duration

3h 35m

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Lex Fridman Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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EPISODE LINKS: Liv's Twitter: https://twitter.com/liv_boeree Liv's Instagram: https://instagram.com/liv_boeree Liv's Facebook: https://facebook.com/livboeree Liv's YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/LivBoeree Books and resources mentioned: Novacene: https://amzn.to/3wcVqEo POSITIVITY: https://amzn.to/3K2pfxj Meditations on Moloch: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:58 - Poker and game theory 8:01 - Dating optimally 12:53 - Learning 21:05 - Daniel Negreanu 26:13 - Phil Hellmuth 28:46 - Greatest poker player ever 33:04 - Bluffing 43:25 - Losing 52:41 - Mutually assured destruction 57:35 - Simulation hypothesis 1:14:13 - Moloch 1:43:25 - Beauty 1:55:33 - Quantifying life 2:15:43 - Existential risks 2:34:06 - AI 2:43:57 - Energy healing 2:51:07 - Astrophysics 2:54:01 - Aliens 3:19:43 - Advice for young people 3:21:48 - Music 3:29:37 - Meaning of life SOCIAL:

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Liv Boeree

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• Lex Fridman

  host

• Narrator

  other

• Narrator

  other

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Liv Boeree and Lex Fridman, Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314 explores Poker, Moloch, and Meaning: Game-Theoretic Lens on Life’s Risks Lex Fridman and Liv Boeree use poker and game theory as a lens to explore decision-making, luck vs. skill, and how modern tools like solvers and simulations transformed poker from intuition-driven art into math-heavy science.

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