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Yann LeCun: Dark Matter of Intelligence and Self-Supervised Learning | Lex Fridman Podcast #258

Yann LeCun is the Chief AI Scientist at Meta, professor at NYU, Turing Award winner, and one of the seminal researchers in the history of machine learning. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and use code LEX to get $15 off - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off EPISODE LINKS: Yann's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ylecun Yann's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yann.lecun Yann's Website: http://yann.lecun.com/ Books and resources mentioned: Self-supervised learning (article): https://bit.ly/3Aau1DQ 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 0:36 - Self-supervised learning 10:55 - Vision vs language 16:46 - Statistics 22:33 - Three challenges of machine learning 28:22 - Chess 36:25 - Animals and intelligence 46:09 - Data augmentation 1:07:29 - Multimodal learning 1:19:18 - Consciousness 1:24:03 - Intrinsic vs learned ideas 1:28:15 - Fear of death 1:36:07 - Artificial Intelligence 1:49:56 - Facebook AI Research 2:06:34 - NeurIPS 2:22:46 - Complexity 2:31:11 - Music 2:36:06 - Advice for young people SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostYann LeCunguest
Jan 22, 20222h 45mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:36

    Introduction

  2. 0:36 – 10:55

    Self-supervised learning

  3. 10:55 – 16:46

    Vision vs language

  4. 16:46 – 22:33

    Statistics

  5. 22:33 – 28:22

    Three challenges of machine learning

  6. 36:25 – 46:09

    Animals and intelligence

  7. 46:09 – 1:07:29

    Data augmentation

  8. 1:07:29 – 1:19:18

    Multimodal learning

  9. 1:19:18 – 1:24:03

    Consciousness

  10. 1:24:03 – 1:28:15

    Intrinsic vs learned ideas

  11. 1:28:15 – 1:36:07

    Fear of death

  12. 1:36:07 – 1:49:56

    Artificial Intelligence

  13. 1:49:56 – 2:06:34

    Facebook AI Research

  14. 2:36:06 – 2:45:10

    Advice for young people

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