Lex Fridman

Lex Fridman (/'lɛks 'friːdmæn/; FREEDman) is a Russian-American computer scientist,[2] artificial intelligence researcher, philosopher, and podcast host working and teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[3][4][5] Outside of academia, Fridman is more popularly known for his podcast and YouTube video series where he interviews a wide variety of guests including scientists, mathematicians, historians, political commentators, authors, philosophers, economists and artists.

Lex Fridman
Fridman teaching at MIT in 2018
Pronunciation
  • /'lɛks 'friːdmæn/
Born
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipRussian, American
Alma materDrexel University
Known forMachine learning, computer science, Artificial intelligence
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science, Artificial intelligence
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisLearning of Identity from Behavioral Biometrics for Active Authentication (2014)
Doctoral advisorMoshe Kam, Steven Weber
Websitelexfridman.com
Lex Fridman
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2006–present
GenrePodcast
Subscribers
  • 1.65 million (main channel)
  • 2.15 million (combined)
Total views
  • 179 million (main channel)
  • 292 million (combined)
100,000 subscribers 2019
1,000,000 subscribers 2021[1]
Updated: 17 April 2022

Early life

Fridman was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Fridman is of Ukrainian-Jewish descent,[6][7] as his father is Jewish and was born in Kyiv[8][9] while his grandmother was born and raised in Kharkov[10] and his grandfather was a machine-gunner in Ukraine against the Nazis during World War II.[11] His father, Alexander Fridman, is a plasma physicist, as well as the John A. Nyheim Chair Professor and Director of the C.J. Nyheim Plasma Institute at Drexel University College of Engineering, holding a PhD from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.[12]

Fridman went to high school in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Illinois and graduated from Neuqua Valley High School in 2001. After completing high school, Lex Fridman went on to obtain a BS/MS degree in computer science from Drexel University in 2010, and completed his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from the same university in 2014.[13] His PhD thesis, completed under the advisement of engineering educator Moshe Kam, sought to "investigate the problem of active authentication on desktop computers and mobile devices."[14]

Career

Fridman's career began at Google, working on machine learning.[15] Fridman is a research scientist and lecturer[4] at MIT.[16][17] His work at MIT involves research into human-centered artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicle research, deep learning, and personal robotics.[15][18] In 2017, Fridman worked on computer vision, deep learning, and planning algorithms for semi-autonomous vehicles.[19] Fridman's work has been published in peer-reviewed journals.[20]

Lex Fridman Podcast

Started in 2018,[21] the Lex Fridman Podcast (originally titled Artificial Intelligence Podcast)[22][23] discusses "AI, science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power",[24] unlike his previous show which was intended to be "more general and personal".[25] Guests have included Elon Musk,[26][27] Joe Rogan,[28] Jack Dorsey,[29] Ray Dalio,[30] and Mark Zuckerberg.[31] Fridman's third interview[32] with Elon Musk discussed Musk's opinions on space exploration and cryptocurrency.[33][34][35]

Personal life

Fridman has trained in Brazilian jiu jitsu for a number of years, and is a first-degree black belt under sixth degree Relson Gracie black belt Phil Migliarese III of Balance Studios in Philadelphia.[36] He has also competed in several grappling competitions, including a match for Professional Grappling League against submission grappler and ADCC medalist Garry Tonon in 2013.[37]

Fridman also has an interest in music, and plays both the guitar and piano.[38][6][39]

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References
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  3. Plump, Wendy (2 October 2018). "Alum Lex Fridman Visits From MIT To Lead Public "AI" Lecture". Drexel University College of Engineering. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. "MIT Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence Lectures | Lex Fridman". MIT Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence Lectures. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. Bowden, Tom (24 November 2020). "Podcaster Lex Fridman Interviews Yaron Brook". Ayn Rand Institute. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. James, Eric. "Who is Lex Fridman? An In-Depth Profile of his Amazing Life".
  7. "Lex Fridman statement on Vladimir Putin and War in Ukraine". Youtube. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. "Alexander Fridman: My Dad, the Plasma Physicist". Lex Fridman. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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  10. "In Memory of My Grandmother". Youtube. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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  13. Plumb, Wendy. "Alum Lex Fridman Visits From MIT To Lead Public "AI" Lecture". Drexel University College of Engineering. Drexel University. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  14. Fridman, Lex (2014). "Learning of Identity from Behavioral Biometrics for Active Authentication". Dissertation, Drexel University.
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  22. Hamilton, Isobel Asher. "Elon Musk's Neuralink wants to embed microchips in people's skulls and get robots to perform brain surgery". Business Insider.
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  27. Hamilton, Isobel Asher. "Everything you need to know about Neuralink, Elon Musk's company that wants to put microchips in people's brains". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  28. "Joe Rogan and Lex Fridman explain why MKBHD is a "great" tech YouTuber". Dexerto. 25 January 2021.
  29. Stieg, Cory (16 May 2020). "Bill Gates and Jack Dorsey both recommend this book—it can help with anxiety and decision-making". CNBC.
  30. Sauer, Megan (5 January 2022). "Billionaire Ray Dalio's top advice for young people: Working together is 'the most effective way to achieve success'". CNBC.
  31. Ray, Tiernan. "Meta's Zuckerberg: 'AI is perhaps the most important foundational technology of our time'". ZDNet. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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  33. "Tesla CEO Elon Musk advises young people to learn as much as possible". Business Standard India. 1 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022 – via Business Standard.
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  36. "Black Belt Promotions (Jan 22, 2022)". Balance Studios. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  37. Professional Grappling League. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ProGrapplingLeague/posts/check-out-this-match-between-garry-tonon-and-lex-fridman-from-pgl-2-middleweight/345415652244333/. Retrieved 24 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  38. Robinson, Rory (30 September 2020). "Joe Rogan Speaks on Why He Never Competed in Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu".
  39. "Lex Fridman". Lex Fridman. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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