In this episode of Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn investigates published findings from the startup Sakana AI and its paper’s co-authors from the University of Oxford, the University of British Columbia and the Vector Institute in Toronto. These authors explore the potential of The AI Scientist, a framework that could change the way we conduct scientific resea ... Show More
Jan 23
960: In Case You Missed It in December 2025
For 2026’s first episode of In Case You Missed It (ICYMI), Jon Krohn selects 6 clips from December for a wide-ranging look at the current state of AI in business and beyond. Hear from Joel Beasley (Episode 945), Jeff Li (Episode 947), Sandy Pentland (Episode 949), Josh Clemm (Epi ... Show More
40m 45s
Jul 2025
#475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games
Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking work in protein structure prediction using AI. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep475-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give f ... Show More
2h 34m
Apr 2025
Consciousness, Reasoning and the Philosophy of AI with Murray Shanahan
In this episode, Hannah is once again joined by Murray Shanahan, Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London and Principal Scientist at Google DeepMind, for a philosophical deep dive on AI. They explore everything from consciousness and metacognition in animals, to ... Show More
40m 30s
Oct 2020
Decolonizing AI with Shakir Mohamed - #418
In this special #TWIMLfest edition of the podcast, we’re joined by Shakir Mohamed, a Senior Research Scientist at DeepMind.
Shakir is also a leader of Deep Learning Indaba, a non-profit organization whose mission is to Strengthen African Machine Learning and Artificial Intellige ... Show More
54m 3s
Aug 2025
Is AI Conscious? Claude 4 Raises the Question
Host Rachel Feltman talks with Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American’s senior tech reporter, about his recent exchange with Claude 4, an artificial intelligence chatbot that seemed to suggest it might be conscious. They unpack what that moment reveals about the state of AI, why ... Show More
22m 6s