Hopefully this is not off-topic. If it is, please remove it.
Terence Tao one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, who normally never does podcasts, recently did a podcast on Lex Fridman’s Podcast.
Disappointing that he would cozy up to the right wing like this. There are many other places where he could spread the same ideas without implicitly endorsing fascist ideologues.
ultimate_worrier@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
It’s embarrassing to see more people in the science world caught up in Lex’s grift. OP should look into Lex’s ties with the intellectual dark web and his actual track record of taking a one-off course at MIT then calling himself an “MIT researcher”. He is a laughing stock among AI researchers. news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35308178
youtu.be/JE09q9SACa8
nothrone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
I know all about that. Trust me, I hate the guy. His podcast with Zelensky was pathetic. So were his remarks in the podcast episode next to that one.
Having said that: I dont have idols, but if I had, Terence Tao would be one of them. I will listen to the podcast regardless of Lex.
Libra@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
This seems rather alarmist, especially the youtube part. I’ve watched a few full length episodes and don’t have any of that shit in my recommended videos.