Kevin Scott: Microsoft CTO | Lex Fridman Podcast #30

[@lexfridman]

I really enjoyed this conversation with Kevin. Here's the high-level outline: 0:00 - Introduction 1:17 - Microsoft products 4:20 - Radical markets 8:05 - Andrew Yang and the impact of automation on society 12:18 - Data dignity 16:52 - Evolution of Microsoft mission 20:53 - Augmented and virtual reality 23:08 - AI at Microsoft 26:10 - Machine learning for social networks 33:29 - Face recognition and deepfakes 42:13 - Future of Office 48:01 - Leading large engineering teams 52:45 - Next few decades for computing and technology

[@timealchemist7508]

I really enjoy these interviews. Thanks Lex for continuing to dig deep into these topics.

[@iefe65]

lex, the podcast is on fire recently !! thanks

[@bigbraincontent]

Very concerning that microsoft (and others) are aware that lines regarding free speech dont actually exist, yet they are forging ahead and even rationalizing their actions as necessary, seemingly without much thought to the idea that the nonexistant lines dont exist because they cannot. Cheers for the interview

[@abhimanyushekhawat5280]

Thanks, Lex! for the great podcast. You got Kevin to touch upon really interesting issues like ethical guidelines from the public policy side, how AI may strengthen social biases, technological solution to fake issues and even team building too. Personally, on issues of fakes and skepticism it would develop, loosing out on social capital can be a big problem. But as both of you pointed out, encouraging scientific temperament and technological solutions are the way forward.

[@LFOD7491]

Oooo! "Equitably distributed benefits"! Thanks again for the warning of an approaching looter.

[@seanfitzgerald4207]

Thank you so much for doing this interview and all of your podcasts Lex. Fascinating stuff! Really like the idea of crypto chain-of-custody for essentially verifying content provenance that Kevin Scott and you discuss (around 39 minutes in)

[@anthonyleonard]

Thank you for this episode. Long Live Clippy...

[@garn5341]

Lex, you are doing excellent work, PLEASE keep it up!!!!

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

How timely. Great interview.

[@supersnowva6717]

Thanks Lex for another wonderful episode! Was waiting for the 3rd point for how to lead/manage large groups of talents/ engineers ....lol. Great work Lex! Much appreciated!

[@poldomalese]

Thanks Lex. You are a great person, not just a great scientist.

[@oed572]

its concerning this channel is not getting more views...

[@visuallization]

It does now :)

[@nickking6371]

Lex youre an animal! Another 🔥 interview. Keep it up. Clipy 2020

[@ParkerPlaysPC]

Best podcast so far hands down

[@zacharykraehling4363]

Thanks for this Lex!!

[@zackandrew5066]

Successful broadcast, thank you.

[@TheNeilDarby]

Absolutely great podcast.

[@alekseysoldatenkov5675]

Another great episode. Keep it up братан! #MakeClippySentient

[@kylekublalsingh8014]

Would love to hear more about thoughts on Yang. Great podcast Lex.

[@spicybbqtasty3960]

I like the indexed scroll bar!

[@sumtingwong8768]

I want to say I love you to all the blind people out there! I wish you luck!

[@Namco78]

Very nice talk.

[@ryanthemadone]

What were his three points regarding running a huge engineering organisation? 1. Have a long term view 2. Have a narrative and mission 3. ???

[@BiancaAguglia]

We'll have to wait for a sequel to learn the third point. 😁 I've just tweeted Kevin Scott. If he sees the tweet and gets a chance to reply to it, I'll share the answer.

[@HealthyWC-2]

@@BiancaAguglia 4 months later?

[@Privacy-LOST]

Kevin Scott just disclosed the key points of our strategic roadmap for the years to come in my company. Bright side : This confirms we do have vision 😎

[@fintech1378]

have they figured out economic system for post AGI world

[@rlaw2244]

Day of the Tentacle! Forget AI. Let's just all play that.

[@AnomalousAppendages]

Day of the tentacle FTW, this guy knows what's up...

[@Finite8614]

So good

[@LFOD7491]

This fellow apparently believes that there is some circumstance that justifies initiating force against harmless individuals.

[@bertilhatt]

Not sure he said “harmless”.

[@LFOD7491]

Bertil Hatt , and?

[@j03man44]

clippy would be banned by social media AI for harassment, he's never coming back.

[@J-Pablo]

Lol ...

[@mattcs5834]

Take out all the "likes" and "you knows" to save a lot of time.

[@zetek5593]

Hi LEX

[@jeffsnow7547]

Oh, you'll get real sick of Clippy once their investment in OpenAI comes to fruition. There are gonna be paperclips everywhere. ;-)

[@AllBecomesGood]

pls no more ai end of the world scenario reminders for today ok ^^'

[@stephenmccarthy1795]

Waited a fraction too long before talking at the beginning.

[@spacentime7]

I never would have thought of using linked in as a sales lead.. well no shit lol 🤔🤔

[@lambi1966]

#FreeTAY

[@user-jj9fo]

Bring Back Clippy !

[@RameezMoh-uq4iv]

You do then show bill sir

[@SloppyPastrami]

bring back clippy #clippy2020

[@darkairieal]

And then they turned clippy into copilot.

[@spicybbqtasty3960]

The "Steve Wozniak" of Microsoft. Why do all the technology nerds where Hawaiian shirts?

[@furorz]

He's amazingly monotone

[@netgeek3010]

Fun fact Bill Gates has been a huge fan of OpenAI work for sometime especially in the field of cooperative intelligence I believed it is called. Basically he was following OpenAI winning DOTA competition with the idea that characters were cooperating and in some cases sacrificing themselves to improve their teams position others was the use of surprise attacks. They where setting up others to cause them to fall into a trap. These techniques where baffling their competition to the point where champions where losing to the AI. Bill Gates said it was a milestone event in AI programming where the AI was developing strategies to win major gaming events. It was around this point that he came out and started to talk openly about OpenAI and their achievements. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3nMoayVn5dsjtk

[@josephwong2832]

blockchain as a proof of work of authenticity to combat fakes? interesting idea...

[@jelbert87]

Yang/Gabbard 2020! I can feel it in my bones! I can smell it in the air! Yang2020.com/policies

[@BeyondIceColdTee]

Andrew Yang #Yang2020

[@ImperialArmour]

Great conversaion, but Kevin's voice was absolutely grating.

[@stigerr1036]

Great content. Uses "like" way too much. It's like a distraction.

[@JoeSmithpwns]

Like. Like like like like

[@JakobSchmidt728]

16

[@666andthensome]

*like* 😆

[@RameezMoh-uq4iv]

Microsoft right

[@tarasvlasiuk3382]

ты русский?

[@nonchalantd]

zzz

[@J-Pablo]

Lol