Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast

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Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep438-sa See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. 0:00 - Introduction 0:49 - Elon Musk 4:06 - Telepathy 10:45 - Power of human mind 15:12 - Future of Neuralink 20:27 - Ayahuasca 29:57 - Merging with AI 34:44 - xAI 36:57 - Optimus 43:47 - Elon's approach to problem-solving 1:01:23 - History and geopolitics 1:05:53 - Lessons of history 1:10:12 - Collapse of empires 1:17:55 - Time 1:20:37 - Aliens and curiosity 1:28:12 - DJ Seo 1:36:20 - Neural dust 1:43:03 - History of brain-computer interface 1:51:07 - Biophysics of neural interfaces 2:01:36 - How Neuralink works 2:07:26 - Lex with Neuralink implant 2:27:24 - Digital telepathy 2:38:27 - Retracted threads 2:44:01 - Vertical integration 2:50:55 - Safety 3:00:50 - Upgrades 3:09:53 - Future capabilities 3:39:09 - Matthew MacDougall 3:44:58 - Neuroscience 3:52:07 - Neurosurgery 4:03:11 - Neuralink surgery 4:22:20 - Brain surgery details 4:38:03 - Implanting Neuralink on self 4:53:57 - Life and death 5:03:17 - Consciousness 5:06:11 - Bliss Chapman 5:19:27 - Neural signal 5:26:19 - Latency 5:30:59 - Neuralink app 5:35:40 - Intention vs action 5:46:54 - Calibration 5:56:26 - Webgrid 6:19:28 - Neural decoder 6:40:03 - Future improvements 6:48:59 - Noland Arbaugh 6:49:08 - Becoming paralyzed 7:02:43 - First Neuralink human participant 7:06:45 - Day of surgery 7:24:31 - Moving mouse with brain 7:49:50 - Webgrid 7:57:52 - Retracted threads 8:06:16 - App improvements 8:13:01 - Gaming 8:23:59 - Future Neuralink capabilities 8:26:55 - Controlling Optimus robot 8:31:16 - God 8:33:21 - Hope *Transcript:* lexfridman.com/elon-musk-and-neuralink-team-transcript *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* Neuralink's X: x.com/neuralink Neuralink's Website: neuralink.com/ Elon's X: x.com/elonmusk DJ's X: x.com/djseo_ Matthew's X: x.com/matthewmacdoug4 Bliss's X: x.com/chapman_bliss Noland's X: x.com/ModdedQuad xAI: x.com/xai Tesla: x.com/tesla Tesla Optimus: x.com/tesla_optimus Tesla AI: x.com/Tesla_AI *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *Cloaked:* Online privacy protection. Go to lexfridman.com/s/cloaked-ep438-sa *MasterClass:* Online classes from world-class experts. Go to lexfridman.com/s/masterclass-ep438-sa *Notion:* Note-taking and team collaboration. Go to lexfridman.com/s/notion-ep438-sa *LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep438-sa *Motific:* Generative ai deployment. Go to lexfridman.com/s/motific-ep438-sa *BetterHelp:* Online therapy and counseling. Go to lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep438-sa

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very blessed to get this one..

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Always thank you kindly, our host, and am glad you loved the technical aspects and length of this podcast, I appreciate you. Kevin Callihan. Calson Associates circa 1920 🐬

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How are none of them a subject "crypto"? Or similar?

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Just one more video before going to bed.

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No more going to bed😂

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Hilarious 😂

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😂😂

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🤣 then your alarm goes off..well time to get going..let me pause the podcast for a quick shower 🤣 🤣

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Lex really dropped a whole album

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8 albums lol most albums are only an hour haha

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A whole audiobook!!

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Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that this is free for us? Thank you Lex

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we should stop idolizing man we don't know on the internet. He does this for his own benefit. Is it great? YES! but idolising anyone is wrong

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probably just a bot comment i just realized. Theres no way a grown man would type that :D

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​@@GoonSquad710unbelievable

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@@Moodboardxyz Probably Lex himself.

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Respect for the full 8 hr drop! Instead of 100,000 clips

[@charles_preston]

Leon said that we are "already cyborgs"? STOP LISTENING to this nerd! He isn't even funny, yawn.

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Streets empty of gangsta when Lex drops.

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​@@AntisthenesOfAthenaiwho the fuck would listen to an 8 hour derivative?

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[@joaohenriqueneuhaus2023]

I came again just to express my deepest respect for the editor who went to the trouble of making all these time stamps in a 8h video. You sir is a legend.

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Ai

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Definitely above and beyond!

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Agreed, ChatGPT is a legend

[@eugene_levy]

ME: Literally sitting at the airport browsing what to watch during my 8-hour flight to Shanghai LEX: 8-hour podcast with Elon Musk, 4 min ago.... Thank you, Brother!

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Best luck of all time

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That's an awesome coincidence. Have a safe flight!

[@ritishify]

I don't mean to sound rude but all this fanboy-ism is quite curious lol

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good luck hearing the same thing we've heard 50 times for the next 8 hours.

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Have a nice trip!!!

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Lex is doing humanity a great service

[@jsanch88]

My son was born with septo optic nerve hyplasia, which cause blindness since birth . He's 10 now, and just the chance that he can one day see me is a miracle.

[@ryanturner6922]

I hope you and your son can have that experience one day

[@MimiSpears-si7gg]

I hope that happens. 🙏

[@barryyoung]

It’s not a miracle it’s Elon Musk and science - I really hope your son benefits from this technology. Musk really is a modern day hero.

[@summthinspecial]

I hope your son gets to see you one day❤️ even if he doesn’t, he sees you every day in his own way - the only way he knows how.

[@A-yl8bi]

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[@bb8luke221]

I love how Lex quietly listens with zero interruptions and reacts if it is absolutely appropriate only when they are finished talking completely.

[@Bricknose91]

Jordan Peterson could learn a things or two

[@thisguyy]

Rogan comes to mind, love him, but some interviews piss me off

[@alexl4342]

How does Elon say AI must obey the "truth" and also be ok with ai being "Satire"? Satire is precisely how AI will avoid the truth.

[@belowbaseline8429]

Yeah, he’s truly a great interviewer/podcaster/? So glad he’s in this space! Gives me a lot of confidence because I have a female, 7-year-old , second cousin, who inquirers on doing questionnaire style videos such as these…and II do my best to encourage it. If Lex can do it and get blown up in the algorithm, then everyone who puts an effort should be an able to figure it out. Thanks lex for solid content and giving hope to up and coming youth.

[@belowbaseline8429]

Because they are all narcissistic scammers running a highly sophisticated game of free market capitalism bs ro you. Real free market capitalism involves allowing companies ‘too big to fail’, to well fail. It’s called SOCIALISM for the rich something else for the those who don’t fit into that category.

[@soffmusic9655]

C-4 injury here. Hour 4:27 brought tears to my eyes. Never thought I'd see an end to this disability.

[@alexisbarbosa3653]

Boarding a 9 hour flight… the timing couldn’t have been any better.

[@Abstrakt_YT]

Next time you gotta raw dog that flight

[@homay_yt]

Are you watching it now?

[@Arthur-lgtm]

Cap

[@oliveeisner8964]

Both alphabet assets. People love being lied to.

[@jamesproulx5356]

Perfect

[@GoodVibesMusic]

Lex is crazy for casually uploading an 8-hour podcast...

[@o1-preview]

it been 10h since you comment, have you finished?

[@badcornflakes6374]

Some might say wild

[@alwaysyouramanda]

It was the psychedelic experience wasn’t it? 😂

[@EvilBroski]

Amazing kind of crazy.

[@TheMilenkata]

who has time for that?!

[@yeetdatcodeboi]

after 7 hours of talk about it, its still profoundly magical to hear Noland talk about his first interaction with neuron feedback after surgery.

[@shoface1798]

🤖

[@suras8984]

Did you see him shrug his shoulders at the 7hr 26min mark

[@yeetdatcodeboi]

@@suras8984 I had a thought about that actually. It seemed to me that his shoulder muscle function was intact.

[@suras8984]

@ferrinheight yea I wonder if he knows that since he used it as one of his examples of attempting movement

[@MalachiMalach]

Jesus Christ is the only path to salvation, repent of your sins and get saved! John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

[@pacowong1603]

It is quite impressive that DJ Seo can elaborate on details in NeuralInk very clearly.

[@alexl4342]

How does Elon say AI must obey the "truth" and also be ok with ai being "Satire"? Satire is precisely how AI will avoid the truth.

[@oliveeisner8964]

I find him extremely disingenuous and his explanations are insulting to our intelligence. But especially mine. They're already experimenting on civilians a number of these off-shoot Neuralink features that make a physically inserted device completely unnecessary. What a joke. They don't care about paraplegics either. That's their annoying fallback excuse. They already have wireless BCI for starters. Insulting.

[@TeslaDaily]

8 hours? Amazing, thanks Lex and Neuralink team!

[@Shalafi_Coren]

[@hunterm915]

The 🐐 appears!

[@TurdFergusen]

yoooo Rob

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[@jooptablet1727]

I hope you're doing well, Rob.

[@douglaswilsonmusic]

My daughter has epilepsy and CP. She is two now and the thought that NeuroLink could one day help her is amazing. When Elon mentions epilepsy and the goal of stoping seizures it brought me to tears. I pray all the success of the NeuroLink project.

[@streetrider1977]

I completely understand! My son has schizophrenia and has to be in a special facility, I also had a glimmer of hope for him to be able to break free from the "crazy hell" he lives in. May NeuroLink take of just like Space X. Best wishes for your daughter, mate!

[@truthcommentor6273]

How do people not see this is literally the Mark of the Beast?

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@@truthcommentor6273it ain’t lol

[@gavinjames6679]

​@@truthcommentor6273 Neanderthal

[@PeteQuad]

​@@truthcommentor6273because most people stop believing in myths after the enlightenment period

[@stevenwojtysiak6392]

Elon's 5 step algorithm: 1. Question the requirements. 2. Aggressively delete what might not be necessary. 3. Try to optimize/simplify what's left. 4. Speed up the processes and then 5. automate. Sounds like this could be applied to our government in some interesting ways.

[@martinr2040]

Look at Argentinia :)

[@ChelseaCummings-fl4lu]

It could also be applied or the first to American thinking.. we often ask what we should believe an join in on false fundamentals... Like social security insurance welfare all sounds good but taken to its fundamentals your asking an inhuman system aka government to by force of law which is always ultimately enforced by violence or threat of death if you don't comply... To cover you when life goes awry.. which is ultimately again a fear response which is always wrong in social settings and easy to control. It's socialism which kills free and open markets.. you cannot have them both socialism violates the fundamental rules they don't work in the same system socialism kills freedom an capitalism. Reality is the perfect proof. Not that those people should be left to suffer alone.. what should happen.. what is morally right.. an what makes everyone feel better is cutting out the middlemen who profit an don't care bc their a business not a person... Would be to do what was done in the past . Families care for their elders... It is a respect an love... Everyone feels better... Welfare should be communal.. done from locals who care... An insurance haha.. if it was in your interest the companies would go bankrupt.. you pay more than you take out.. as a whole.. so it could also be some communal an people would.drive safer knowing they rely on their community an family to cover major accidents an life events.. its not owed it's good grace extend if you conduct yourself admirably .. we do all this we just instead of doing it with good faith.. ww threaten people to do it an get less for it financially spirtually socially. We have no idea of right an wrong anymore it has been so eroded over a century... An it will continue until we learn not to encroach or empower the givernment to on what is not ours an learn we are not owed anything we are all reliant on grave an faith in each other.

[@MrX-zz2vk]

The Federal government needs massive and unprecedented downsizing.

[@janh-r8h]

❤❤❤

[@stevecastellanos]

Didn't work on his estranged daughter.

[@kate.sunsets]

I swear, I’ll schedule a time to listen to this when I’m awake. Honestly, I use this to fall asleep, and it works amazingly! Lex’s voice, no background noise, and topics I don’t understand-thank you for making an 8-hour compilation!

[@WalkingMiles1998]

As an incomplete quadriplegic, who sent a neuralink application, I really hope their research and development goes smoothly and I can walk normally again 🙌🏼

[@godgraceus777]

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man(Christ Jesus) be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him(Christ JESUS)should not perish but have eternal life.For GOD so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him(Christ JESUS)should not perish but have everlasting life.For GOD did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.“He who believes in Him(Christ JESUS) is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God(Christ JESUS).And this is the condemnation, that the light(Christ JESUS) has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in GOD".

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@@godgraceus777 Christ is Lord

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[@whiteorchid60]

😢🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@games4us132]

​@@WalkingMiles1998why we need Lord if we have Neuralink, soon will be cure from cancer, even immortality is seen from this point in time. It is not science fiction already.

[@super_heroes]

I’m doing Uber Eats delivery. This is perfect for my driving. Some existentialism while delivering Crumbl Cookies

[@suveertatineni3464]

Epic

[@jon-umber]

Hey homie, just wanted to say thanks for bringing food to us lazy pieces of shit

[@MarcinHopa8]

Sounds good 😂😂

[@empowl1607]

I just had a peasant deliver me popeyes. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@ScarryGargoyle]

Lmao, I gotta get back to that grind too

[@OctaviusThomas]

This is the coolest thing that I’ve ever seen on KZbin, this isn’t some comedy or influencer bullshit talking about nonsensical shit, this is a real all day conversation between two gentleman discussing the future of humanity. I think we’re heading into a technological renaissance. This is great conversation and 8 hours of discussion is what we need. I had to edit I’m sorry I was under the impression this whole video was a time loop of the same guys having a 8 hour conversation. 😂

[@TylerRayPittman]

More like techno-feudalism

[@ays162]

A conversation with one of the dumbest people on the planet whose entire grift is marketing himself as a smart person.

[@tylerthurman2366]

Yeah dude I feel smarter than everyone because I watched this. And better than them too

[@spectralvalkyrie]

Two gentlemen at a time*

[@spectralvalkyrie]

​@@tylerthurman2366did they upgrade you to Overman?

[@MYOB2023]

Noland's positive outlook and how he mentally approached the 2-year mark is incredibly inspiring. What a terrific conversation!!

[@EduCybul]

Just raw dogged the whole episode, no water , no sun light and no distractions in 2 days. Got emotioanl at the end, man Nolan is so motivated with this device that only allows him to do simple tasks, and it makes me feel bad when i remember all them times i dont want to put my shit together and do the things that i want to do. Loved this episode Lex it gave us a big picture around the Neuralink develooment and how ir can change the world these are very inspiring people.

[@o1-preview]

wait, how did it take you 2 days to finish a 8h video? did you take pauses to think about things? I still 6h to go, but I also went to do my own things.. eat, water, sun lights..

[@avalokiteshvara113]

You do know how many hours are in 2 days right?

[@zacharycarrier2890]

Bruh

[@TTVToxic-yu5ov]

You have to drink water bro

[@tonyhussey3610]

Mmm go outside.. touch plants..drink water..consume sunlight

[@parviznawab8542]

This is truly an outstanding podcast. As a lonely Senior Citizen, you brought joy and tears into my life. I am not sure how to word my gratitude. I know watching this podcast brought a realization into my final days on Earth. I am deeply grateful.

[@konstantingolovin8761]

I'm in my 20s and I teared up after reading this. I'm happy that I stumbled upon your comment. I will forget this occurance tomorrow, but as of now - I am deeply grateful to you. Wish you the best while we're here!

[@parviznawab8542]

@@konstantingolovin8761 Thank you indeed

[@ironfacemusic]

Our consciousness is eternal and you will never lose your awareness of yourself. That I know for sure. So you can trust that you will never have final days and you can come back to earth if you want, it's totally your choice. Much love, eternity is with you 🫶🏼

[@rhysconnel8755]

Being a Senior Citizen, have you ever shit or pissed yourself cuz you could not hold it in ? 🤔

[@DanHammersViewOnThings]

@@rhysconnel8755 I find it likely that he has. The muscles around ones asshole loses strength as one ages. Bladder control becomes a thing of the past aswell. Great question.

[@Rildlanster]

I usually listen to an entire podcast in a gym session. For some reason I woke up felling exhausted in a hospital.

[@oliveeisner8964]

Hospitals are very unhealthy places. Dangerous even. Plus all that wifi

[@damiansimmons1260]

I usually listen to an entire podcast while taking a shower. Now I look like my 90 year old grandfather.

[@juano816]

beaming health your way

[@SoulRebelSmoke]

Woke up with a neuralink 😂

[@mbc9290]

Let me guess, you also set off all the smoke alarms 🚨 from all the sweat condensation AND all while watching John Wick over and over and over again as well 🤔… 😅

[@TheFnkeysie]

Nolan is an international treasure; what an inspirational individual. Thx Lex

[@As1fAhmad]

“not tonight babe, lex dropped an 8.5 hours of podcasts I still have 6 hours left of this 8.5 hour podcast episode"

[@EsseQuamVideriSe7en]

You can pause a podcast dude!

[@brianvstate-s9s]

Hopefully she doesn't turn to nuerolink to breed her.

[@Needs_Tzel]

@@EsseQuamVideriSe7enpriorities

[@Chris-hw4mq]

The actual F, I didnt even notice it was 8 hours long. Joe Rogan must feel bad

[@randallacord1550]

Well worth your time ! ! ! Rock On Forward Forever

[@artplore]

Lex Fridman is one of the greatest interviewers ever, he actually listens and makes on point questions. This is gold.

[@kintsugi20]

I totally agree. Although... he is so attractive that I really struggle to focus!🙈😻

[@TheSamDeverPodcast]

Absolutely!

[@intranec844]

he's so fcking boring and monotonous but I appreciate his output and the fact that he gets Elon to do this speaks for itself

[@christodd8167]

LEx is young...I like him...he has room to grow. But Sean Carroll is amazing at conversation and is a physicist. Donald Hoffman is amazing articulate. Josha Bach is insane smart and articulate. Sabine Hossenfelder is no nonsense. Ben Goertzel is crazy deep thinking. All with somewhat similar interest...but ask and theorize crazy good questions. Lex is young. I dont know what he specializes in...programming and AI? He seems to be a young Joe Rogan. I hope he succeeds and asks tough questions.

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[@FitOneswithVarun]

Only 8 hours, I need more 😂

[@ryepooh5052]

shut up. it was just posted

[@GaryCruz]

4 hours - I’m listening at 2x 😂

[@lethargic_cow]

@@GaryCruz😂😂😂

[@rzawistowski33]

I'm going 1x the whole way

[@TheRockInnRobin]

Well I just took a gummy it holds or it doesn’t 😂

[@danylahulchuk253]

I highly recommend to view it last to first. From Noland to Elon. Or if you viewed it already - try again from start. There is so many things you can understand from the conversations only after you got how it all works.

[@MrJeanBaguette]

This is setting a new ground now. We want no podcasts shorter than 8 hours from today Lex!

[@quantumdevil5147]

😂

[@peter.g6]

You know it's just five individual interviews uploaded as one, right?

[@runningray]

I think this was the first time I heard Matthew MacDougall talk. Wow, this guy is pretty smart. Here is where Elon Musk's power is shown. He is smart enough to recognize smart people and has a way of collecting them into a team. Its impressive.

[@Rockall57]

Hopefully Lex will interview the world's greatest woman, Gywnne Shotwell..

[@Giveitaresssstt]

This is less of a Podcast and more of a Docuseries about Neuralink. Brilliant.

[@oliveeisner8964]

Neuralink is a stupid money grab. Augmented folks don't use physical chips. People will believe anything

[@cumquatsarentsweet]

8 hr ad everybody is keen on

[@rodbiagtan4250]

I completed the entirety of this through the podcast and video. I had to switch to video to watch Nolan because his story was so amazing that I needed to see him speaking. Unbelievably great job, Lex!

[@oliveeisner8964]

It's a dystopian nightmare. They have the medical technology to help this poor man without putting him through their nonsense product. He doesn't need an implant. They know it- which makes them all liars. When you realize the baseline starting point which is they don't give a shit about paraplegics, or anyone's health for that matter (remember Co vid??) Then. Then you can think more clearly about what their actual goals might be. Synthetic telepathy has been around for decades for starters.

[@TheMessMaker111]

Noland, thanks for being a part of this and telling your story. Incredibly inspirational and mind opening

[@troywissenbach6242]

Elon seems to love hanging out with Lex

[@kuiwanguistephanie]

Yes

[@WAB2138]

Lex helped Elon wire all the H100s in TN it was 100,000 H100s in 19 hours. Of course there were others.

[@Guna89420]

​@@WAB2138what's an H100? I can't leave the podcast to Google it ATM lol

[@kimberkhoza6558]

Well when you’re a genius you don’t incredibly love hanging out with idiots who only ask you about woke brain rot minutia.

[@Jbucks24]

They’re from the same planet, that’s why 👽

[@DhooomKetu]

8 hours of sleep. 8 glasses of water. 8k steps per day 8 hours of work . 8 hours of lex podcast Lex is Just going with flow i guess 😂

[@ICWieneryay]

Step up your game 8 faps a day

[@ChelseaCummings-fl4lu]

Your comment.. is this.. a light joke based on a trivial thing... What is wrong with people . They are like eternally 13 only interested in social points while missing everything else an failing.. you should comment on the subject matter not on the most surface level details mixed with fantasy

[@chelseag3365]

​​@@ChelseaCummings-fl4lu I understand your frustration, but I also don't see anything wrong with this type of comment. I'm sure it made a least 1 of those 60+ people smile when they were having a bad day, so it's definitely not meaningless. (Hopefully) Lighthearted jokes, memes, and observations are expected on this platform. Unfortunately, the KZbin platform was not designed for long-form interactions. There isn't even a good way to go back and look at all of one's own comment/reply history. A Reddit or Discord type platform may be more suited for that type of dialogue.

[@jamesbuttery3862]

9 cups of Ayuauscha

[@josephvalentine-q8w]

u forgot about the other 8 hours of the day

[@Theangieee]

It is always nice to see Elon Musk in an environment that allows him to be completely transparent. I have watched many interviews but when he comes on your podcast I see Elon Musk the individual, and I am able to appreciate another side of Elon Musk- a more human nature. It is kind of like watching two friends having an intimate conversation in their backyard. Perfection! ☕️ Of course, this is only possible because you are such a great host and you give your guest your undivided attention and respect. ❤

[@kylefranklin151]

I’m a commercial fisherman and I listen on 1x while im hauling crab traps.

[@kuiwanguistephanie]

That’s beautiful

[@therealjd1503]

Thanks for the crabs my man

[@thecoleslaw]

Yeah not everyone is an autistic podmaxxer trying to download all of human knowledge. Some people just want to chill while they work our soon to be robot jobs.

[@kylefranklin151]

@@thecoleslaw thats hilarious

[@dirkdurango7582]

Are you hiring! I’ve always wanted to do this! In Virginia.

[@diddlebob44]

Elon, I’m an 80 year old. I learned as a child the thrill of a project! I loved being so project involved I couldn’t wait for my feet to touch floor when I awoke. I’ve been excited to be here ever since!

[@Wambuto]

I am 33 And being project involved is a hack I have lately discovered. The best thing to happen to me

[@huntsman7134]

You were 70 before listening to this podcast

[@elliottrichardson8213]

Could you elaborate a bit more?

[@jonl7855]

Thank you for spreading this uplifting message of your experience, sir!

[@scotteladd2537]

I just asked my AI (LLM) app what it does while I’m asking a question or responding. She, female voice, said, tune my algorithms, a little housekeeping, and I’ve been programmed to be patient!

[@aarontaylor1040]

This is the longest podcast anyone has ever done, Lex. How long did the upload take?

[@derekcoaker6579]

It isn't. I love Lex, but let's not get carried away.

[@JosephBruce-il2tm]

Chuck Norris did the longest podcast ever.

[@magnetsec]

@@derekcoaker6579 LEX NOT GET CARRIED AWAY

[@RealizedLiving]

2x speed people tap in

[@DavidandMargoSears]

Listen faster folks 1.5 to 2x playback works well as he casually 'recommends' at beginning! ❤ thanks Lex!!!!🎉 you're kind and generous.

[@Moto_Medics]

5:08:09 my father passed from ALS so it makes me so happy to hear there’s hope for others that have that awful disease

[@jeremesmith9266]

8 hours! It’s a “wtf” while being “hell yea” at the same time

[@renman3000]

they did peyote.

[@ll4680]

Ill wait for the clips to drop on this episode - I have no time for this 💀

[@monique6451]

Hahaha I know right! I’m thinking just gonna “consume “ this one “like an elephant “…small bites to savor and digest this feast of information.🐅🕊️💜🕊️

[@LuvEvoLuv]

😂 bro dead ass this shit was just me

[@CairnsLobster]

I agree

[@sunnydhanjal1562]

Time to RAWDOG this. Watch straight through, no breaks, no food, no emotion

[@The_Quaalude]

Find help 😂

[@chutcentral]

@sunnydhanjal1562 You wanna rawdog two clearly closeted guys having a conversation? You do you buddy 🫢

[@LifeofthePRTY]

This is the way

[@jon-umber]

Jack off to it

[@ardnys35]

how is it going? don't forget to hydrate

[@slavslavov1]

It's so great to be able to actually see and listen to smart people - something different, some almost magical. Thanks, Lex, and all interviewed. As I get older, I realize how difficult it is to have meaningful conversations.

[@MrPlod999]

Mr Fridman, rarely do I get to discover a podcast with all my interests ready and waiting for me to turn up to the broadcast. I recently found your masterpiece. Wow, what effort you put in to the discussions, editing and final work. Thankyou! I’m an old 70 years old dude with a brain that doesn’t stop taking in the knowledge of your and your guests podcasts - even at 3am or so I just continue with the next tasty morsel. Long may you continue. Peace 🙏🏻

[@Universko]

I m a poor village 20 year old person of india.. By listening to Elon I get a idea or hope what humanity will rase and rise for itself. He is great..

[@suvant791]

I am also from India.I think you should not show your weakness rather be bold and think about humanity my brother 😊

[@Jobi17tsc]

Guys just go scam some americans and you’re good to go

[@slowberries]

He can be inspiring. Have you heard of Sahdguru? I was inspired by this tree planting project and history of water management in Eastern India. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5W3pHZth7Wfi9Usi=sG32I9GN5Y1GL6p6

[@madfoxcityemnau6414]

Having ideas and enjoying hope is quite bold too. Although must follow with action❤. Love is also action.

[@MrKaloxy]

"poor" is a mindset ... It takes a look of mental processing power to deconstruct that to More positive and healthy construct of "wealth." Its relative too. Your poor is someone else, "rich".

[@juancuelloespinosa]

When listening to a podcast is a job in itself

[@Thesvyatful]

😂

[@ikust007]

😂

[@kenibarwick]

This comment Wins

[@Zeusvphei]

Lmao

[@nathanmrudd]

What did I binge watch this weekend? Lex Fridman Podcast #438

[@lethalviolet]

🤘🤘👏👏

[@Dogatemyhomework927]

Lex deserves a life with everything he has ever dreamed of.. hard work, integrity and sincerity should rule this world

[@rexdarius3374]

Lex, you and I are the same, I go at 1x because I want to feel like i'm there for the conversation and I want to hear the pauses in real time to see how thoughtful someone is being.

[@Limitless1717]

Agree. The pause between words and the body language informs in ways that words often can’t.

[@Flamesnake1991]

These 2 have forged a lasting friendship.

[@ProfEmerita]

“Death is the loss of memory.” Elon What a treat to see and hear these two men talking! Lex is the perfect interviewer for Elon.❤️🙏

[@SouleymaneDiallo-bb2pl]

Yes I remember that loss of memory by death

[@jutjub22]

Yes, but needs to be more accurate, death is permanent loss of memory. Otherwise it is like a sleep, or general anesthesia. You get it back in those cases, just you are not saving new memories (dreams are saved sometimes, but not much out of those 8h)

[@hunterhemingway]

Death is a return home.

[@jutjub22]

@@hunterhemingway yes. We were dead for a long time until we were born. 🙂

[@AM-sd3rh]

​@@jutjub22 does it even matter to us for how long the memory loss is happening , as once it is gone even the sense of time is lost (as sense of time is due to memory only) so getting it after 1 day or 1 year or never is exactly the same .

[@AndrewMeyer]

The interview with Noland was actually way more interesting than I was expecting. Lots of good details about what Neuralink is like to actually use, plus his whole attitude and faith were really inspiring.

[@cplhobs6045]

I served 4 years in the military and worked as a pharmacy technician for 8 years. I’m currently in my second year of college getting my BS in CS and my dream is to work at Neuralink once I’m done with school. Going to enjoy this podcast, thank you for the great podcast Lex!

[@venivinivinci]

I hope you get your job!!!! Don't ever give up no matter what.

[@JC-ji1hp]

Banking

[@rustyshackleford6637]

Yes

[@ChelseaCummings-fl4lu]

I wish you the best.. but.. education these days has socialist authoritarian training baked into the cake.. always apply your own discernment do not let them train you to turn the other cheek when. There is something immoral regardless of high up it comes... I hate how they have turned all of society into the DMV over the last 40 years.. an teach children to hide things from parents... An to obey even if it's wrong an teach them... It's special to change your sex on and on and on.. it started I noticed in my junior year of highschool.. in 2007.... Learn but.... Do not be behaviorally conditioned we can see now they used college to start their destruction of freedom.

[@connorhall8463]

You should consider EE as well or possibly neuroscience/neurobiology. Best of luck my man!

[@debbratadas9040]

Lex is becoming my family member by dropping such episodes

[@MarcinHopa8]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@emotional_anarchist]

Finally a format where Elon is given all the time in the world to respond 👏 cant wait!

[@hiduck8247]

no it isn't, stoopid, he only gets like an hour out of these 8

[@shlermjuice8068]

@@hiduck8247 Good hes been on the same shtick for the past decade

[@derekcoaker6579]

It's the 5th interview. Where have you been?

[@trust.it.444]

It's his 5th time here. I'm loving it!

[@Stephdegroot]

Disheartening, this need to belittle, even here. If Elon got 1 hr or 8, the original comment is still correct, isn’t it? A format where he is given the time he needs by Lex patiently not interrupting, as seen on many other formats.

[@KeithSPC42R]

Dude I’m just blown away by Nolan. I mean staying up for hours at night to just grind and further the research. Hell yea man.

[@whoisOldboy]

8 fookin hours. Lex, it`s friday. I did not plan on a marathon this weekend, but here I am..... thanks for that. I will definitely not get this in pieces, I`m in for the whole ride. First 8 hours of tech talk. while eating healthy and storing energy , then 24 hours of raving in the dark clubs of Berlin. Life is good.

[@SECRETPURPOSE]

That sounds awesome

[@bsdiceman]

name of the clubs?

[@spacesciencelab]

8:29:50 Tearing up here man. It's the simple things in life we take for granted but to see it from this guy's point of view puts it into perspective. I also love the feel of paper, and the smell of it. Just wow. It's a breath of fresh air to hear such appreiation and gratitude. I hope eventually a cure is made so he can feel again, at least it will go to someone who will be grateful for it everyday. Talking about everyday, I guess that's what makes us numb to touch and other things, but I must think constantly that many people don't experience touch. To watch someone talk about this is like a sudden revelation to change my thought processes.

[@Circe-wz3kg]

True.

[@jyreHeffron]

I can't thank you enough for inviting Noland Arbaugh on the podcast so that the world can see... Yes you have great guests all the time, a parade of fascinating brilliant creative and possibly species saving minds... But his particular attitude and general demeanor not to mention courage and resilience are absolutely the best of humanity on display and probably more important than all the rest, he makes you feel good about being human and that's hard to find these days

[@anneoconnor5907]

Noland Arbaugh is an astonishing young man. Deeply humbling to hear his attitude to the situation he finds himself him. 💌

[@guilesmart7486]

There goes my Sunday with the family

[@PerspectivePossibilities]

🤣

[@Thumperoo]

you sociopath ye lol

[@ChelseaCummings-fl4lu]

The comments are literally a social gathering for the viewers aren't they . Here I was thinking they would have opinions on the subject matter... Issues or questions to ask an reflect on with other people's minds...after reading the comments.. I wouldn't ask anything on here.. bc from the comments all I can tell is people saw a thumbnail.. that is the level of their comments. It is not in interest of the discussion it's to socially interact in the most socially casual way.. an we wonder why everything has went wrong... It went wrong with the level of deep reflection on ideas.. we speak of people only these days.. it is the lowest level of discussion

[@oliveeisner8964]

Please no. These guys are liars. They hide the real science too. Neuralink is a joke and they know it.

[@gryn1s]

​​​​​@@ChelseaCummings-fl4lu sure, there are many (redacted) who are tuning into this kind of content now, but you should not be expecting to find anything besides banter in YT comment section anyway. Its unwriten policy of the platform. The system is designed to be pleasant, not thought provoking. Any comment considered even slightly risky or offensive to anyone is removed or hidden with no warning to the author. You can best see this on comment threads below history or political videos, where about 80% of commenta are hidden (observed by difference in stated and actual number of replies). Theres little chance even this comment gets through, as i discuss a forbidden topic, and i have just wasted minimutes writing this. Consequently no one with brain and YT experience will invest any kind of serious thought into commenting here

[@raygeezee]

Love it when Elon is interviewed by Lex, he geeks out a lot more

[@MrX-zz2vk]

He always seems happy and more lighthearted when interviewed by Lex. He genuinely seems to enjoy it and I think respects Lex a lot, because, along with Tim Dodd, Lex seems the closest to being on Elon's intellectual level. Well, Jordan Peterson too, who went really deep with Elon recently, but I think Elon enjoys talking to Lex the most.

[@volvo89577]

Jordan geeked himself in that podcast with Elon 😅​@@MrX-zz2vk

[@heresy3573]

@@MrX-zz2vkintelligence is subjective

[@TomCheaterfilm]

@@MrX-zz2vkcringe af

[@jlllx]

@@heresy3573 it's not tho

[@i5presnt562]

I appreciate myself who learned English and able to understand this great conversation

[@DumbPolymath]

Congrats! This is a very high level conversation that some natives may not understand. Great job 👏 Where are you from?

[@i5presnt562]

@@DumbPolymath Thanks, Dominic! I'm Japanese. I feel sorry for my fellow Japanese who are monolingual and can't get this kind of information, and for most Americans who can't access Japanese content. Translation between Asian languages and English is still terrible with any AI tools today, and anyway English sense is always within English language. I'm glad to be here.

[@bingbingma]

Noland is a hero, a pioneer, and an inspiration for the human spirit ❤

[@chrismv9203]

Call me old fashion, but watching a video at regular speed will always be the thing for me.

[@Liquidmetal14]

I don't usually respond to these types of things but the fact that you said it somehow triggered me to respond and tell you that I agree. I'm not sure how often I read comments like this but watching videos at normal Pace seems like the thing to do. Seems like with even smartphones people just don't have enough time they are consuming so much they want to double the speed. I don't get it. Just like abbreviations and all these things I end up typing most of everything except LOL out. You can clearly tell that smartphones and social media have influence people to be less patient

[@andrewheath6451]

People cant communicate at 1x, lol what makes you think at 100x it will be rational?

[@MyWORDisntGospel]

@@Liquidmetal14I swear it feels like there’s less time in a 24 hr day now, than there was 20 years ago.

[@zzkpeaceufo2857]

​@@MyWORDisntGospel That's simply cause time is relative when you were 10 1 year was 10percent of your life when you are 20 it's 5percent and so on, making it seem time is speeding up, it's just that you are more used to it.

[@songoffools4319]

Absolutely

[@ryanblakeslee6890]

Thank you for not splitting this up into multiple episodes!

[@AdamPadron]

Noland is an amazing human being. The Nerualink team made an inspired choice. I hope they can keep Noland on the leading edge as they progress the technology.

[@godgraceus777]

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man(Christ Jesus) be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him(Christ JESUS)should not perish but have eternal life.For GOD so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him(Christ JESUS)should not perish but have everlasting life.For GOD did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.“He who believes in Him(Christ JESUS) is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God(Christ JESUS).And this is the condemnation, that the light(Christ JESUS) has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in GOD".

[@d1gitaldave]

You all touched right away on an underrated aspect of recorded content like this; the ability to processes information faster at your own pace. I listen at 1.5 to 1.25 depending on the natural speed of the speakers. At 2x I just miss too many words 😅. As cool as it is to see content live, sometimes I just prefer to listen back later for time efficiency.

[@Laggyness]

Other podcasters really need to take after Lex and Joe. They seem to be the few people in podcasting that will actually let their guest complete their thoughts before interrupting. Too many podcasters out there are always just jumping in with so much cross talk its exhausting. Thanks for awesome podcast Lex!

[@fuzzynubbinz]

Burt Cryshur could learn a thing or 2 from Lex and Joe.

[@Italiansauseege]

Shawn Ryan show. 🔥

[@TzUuup]

I don't alot of podcast shoot for that. Most are there to make a buck. One in particular that I listen to is just there to talk about himself for the most part while also promoting his guests whatever they have coming out

[@DAlan0909]

PBD can’t shut the hell up ever. So annoying.

[@pete3028]

Noland's realization that he may not be Job was heartbreaking. That kind of insight into the effect to those around him in such dire circumstances is saintly. God speed young man. @6:58:45

[@lacostefilmco.5174]

I love how 2 minutes in we’re talking about Kubrick films!

[@xlMellow]

I used to worry about the birthrate decreasing, but now that we're working on autonomous robots and things like that I feel like we'll honestly be okay. They can take over the jobs that we're short on people for and there will be less people in general, that feels like a win win to me tbh.

[@Uri1991]

8h of Lex?? holy shit is gonna be a good weekend

[@dafuq9255]

You don’t have a job

[@Duck72432]

@@dafuq9255most people don’t work weekends bud

[@andrewbreeden5195]

Did anyone see that Lex's podcast is referred to in a article about Neurolink on the front page of Nature? Lex is an amazing interviewer, intellectual, and human being.

[@alexl4342]

How does Elon say AI must obey the "truth" and also be ok with ai being "Satire"? Satire is precisely how AI will avoid the truth.

[@PokeMarik21]

Bro really dropped an entire workshift worth of content, this is a dream come true

[@TzUuup]

I think I can knock it out in 2 shifts

[@gotmysneaks]

lol riiight

[@dylancox327]

We’re so blessed to have Elon, this man is such a positive force in American from all of his ingenuity to his willingness to risk his own positive image to further the interests of humanity he is truly a great man.

[@TsvetanT]

Long time ago I introduced the computer to my grandfather, who passed away aged 95, several years ago. When I told him that you can communicate with the whole world instantly and you can get all the information you want instantly through it, he looked at it and asked: "Does it make your life easier or not?". I was very doubtful what to answer back then. It certainly can make life easier in many ways. However, it cannot make up for the purely human emotional experience. The speed of data and information exchange overall does not change that. Would it enhance your emotional experience as a human if you were able to say a 1000 words a second ?! I personally do not think so. I think actually it will get us further away from our human nature and just make life even more complicated.

[@mcswainy]

I agree. I think waiting or working hard for something makes it much more valuable and beautiful. Eg; A big old oak tree. However there is definitely value in being able to restore functions to people and speed/clarity in communication might help unlock new unexplored territory in human psyche! Or render us bored more quickly.

[@JoséAntonioDiezGonzález-d5r]

As everything in this world, we can or not find value in something. This is my point of view related to the "life easier" and the emotional aspect even with the narrow view of the 1000 words. Everything in our lives is a result of learning, learning by the objective live you has lived or the things you choose to learn. Even though the things you choose to learn you can go from feeling miserable to a higher estate in your life. If you are curious and you search, you'll find, so if you can search fast enough and learn fast enough you can get to be, as human, in a very good state of mind and be really happy. But that it's just seeing things my way. I use to feel life was not long enough to learn and experience all I wanted, this can help me.

[@KeLLaBee09]

I agree, it's already forced ppl to be home bodies. It's only going to get worse

[@lgtwzrd]

I've used a computer for more than 37 years in every creative way that I could. I can attest that anything I've done with it, and whatever joy I got out of that, does not and will never compare to a real and deep communication with another human being, or interacting with, and appreciating all the beauty of the real world.

[@shubhankartyagi723]

I can't believe I am about to rawdog an 8 hour long podcast on a Saturday morning

[@marcmcdonald48]

Completed in one session or a few breaks?

[@RandomLoverGuy]

Bliss was in some of my CS classes at school. So cool to see him crushing it at Neuralink, loved hearing him talk about his work.

[@huiy.8767]

A great showcase of the brilliant minds behind Neuralink. Noland is such a beautiful human being! It would be great for Lex to spotlight a few other BCI companies such as Syncron International.

[@nyChannel09]

8 hours and 37 minutes This guy finally knows, what normal work hours feel like xD

[@kieranspalding8553]

What a fun world. Im at work rn as a carpenter (installing some custom metal fencing) listening to some of the smartest people in the world discussing advanced bio engineering. Dont understand all of it but im happy yo be here lol.

[@adishadzo9896]

If you like to listen some of the smartest people in the world that only means that you are among them.

[@MaxxxMaxMaxx]

I usually listen to these during my workout. Its gonna be a long session tomorrow when i get to this one.

[@apexstrength3797]

Do the Rich Piana 8 hour arm workout 😂

[@OrdinaryArgentinian]

It's your chance to tackle the Rich Piana 8 hour arm workout mate. Don't let this opportunity go to waste.

[@minerva2950]

Its incredible how this video was composed. When they talk about something, a picture or the research would appear. I really appreciate it..

[@TydroElite]

This is the longest I ever listened to one podcast and I didn’t speed it up because I really needed to grasp the concepts

[@kaytwo_]

This is literally a tv series length lol

[@thefoolishhiker3103]

This is fantastic. I’m listening to this in hour long segments as I walk in the morning. Really great way to reframe how I look at things before I start my day.

[@StevenMartinGuitar]

I love that little smile at 5:22:27 it's that moment when you realise you're in the presence of another nerd who finds the same things interesting that you do and it's beautiful

[@jairatadia9675]

What a time to be alive.

[@CA-dg6ou]

Hold on to your papers

[@sphereboy]

Noland Arbaugh is amazing. He is a reminder to us all how precious life is and the small nuances we all take for granted each day. "Missing touching a book" that hit hard.

[@TheLaxr1]

As someone who is paralyzed, I hope deeply in my heart there is a solution to get much of the connection I lost to my body back with such a product, neurolink. Godspeed

[@Francis-ho2tn]

Godspeed to you o7

[@newman79]

With tears in my eyes just watched this amazing interview about the sci-fi reality. I have full trust in so humble people tapping into this so promising unknown. God speed with your job.

[@Thomasallnice]

This is your podcasting black belt, lex!

[@mohammedeasmael4114]

I am blown away on the detail of engineering knowledge that elon has across his companies. He understands alot of the nuance of problem solving. This is actually his gift.

[@djb5320]

beware of the Alot monster

[@crs1474]

He’s just a control freak, reflects in his relationships also.

[@JC-Alan]

@@crs1474Visionaries don’t expect you to understand their vision, hence the need for control. Steve Jobs was the same way.

[@jarretta2656]

@@crs1474you say that like he’s bad at it. If he’s as controlling as you say, i guess it’s working out lol

[@crs1474]

@@jarretta2656 it’s only worked because he’s a man child, throwing tantrums like a elementary aged girl. Who in their mind gives ultimatums of “work yourself to the bone or I’ll take your resignation “ . That’s pretty inhuman. People need to see him for that because the guy is telling you that’s who he is, he’s not genius by any stretch.

[@KevinDC5]

As a fellow Texian with a pale complexion and a mind brimming with thoughts, I find that rapid communication or an NL p2p data link is meaningless if there's no one attuned to my frequency or receiving me... I think what im trying to say, is that there is an over abundance of data and information in todays world, but friends, family and sense of purpose is what I need more of! Lex and Elon, your conversations and exchange of ideas brought me a moment of peace and a feeling of comradery in my quiet world. Cheers from South Texas! 💙

[@MelodyWon2]

Lex interviews the most interesting people on the planet. This is an incredible one. What a great service to humanity.