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Matt Botvinick: Neuroscience, Psychology, and AI at DeepMind | Lex Fridman Podcast #106

Matt Botvinick is the Director of Neuroscience Research at DeepMind. He is a brilliant cross-disciplinary mind navigating effortlessly between cognitive psychology, computational neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. Support this podcast by supporting our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/lex - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX at checkout EPISODE LINKS: Matt's papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eM916YMAAAAJ 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 3:29 - How much of the brain do we understand? 14:26 - Psychology 22:53 - The paradox of the human brain 32:23 - Cognition is a function of the environment 39:34 - Prefrontal cortex 53:27 - Information processing in the brain 1:00:11 - Meta-reinforcement learning 1:15:18 - Dopamine 1:19:01 - Neuroscience and AI research 1:23:37 - Human side of AI 1:39:56 - Dopamine and reinforcement learning 1:53:07 - Can we create an AI that a human can love? CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostMatt Botvinickguest
Jul 3, 20202h 0mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 3:29

    Introduction

  2. 3:29 – 14:26

    How much of the brain do we understand?

  3. 14:26 – 22:53

    Psychology

  4. 22:53 – 32:23

    The paradox of the human brain

  5. 32:23 – 39:34

    Cognition is a function of the environment

  6. 39:34 – 53:27

    Prefrontal cortex

  7. 53:27 – 1:00:11

    Information processing in the brain

  8. 1:00:11 – 1:15:18

    Meta-reinforcement learning

  9. 1:15:18 – 1:19:01

    Dopamine

  10. 1:19:01 – 1:23:37

    Neuroscience and AI research

  11. 1:23:37 – 1:39:56

    Human side of AI

  12. 1:39:56 – 1:53:07

    Dopamine and reinforcement learning

  13. 1:53:07 – 2:00:32

    Can we create an AI that a human can love?

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