Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-11-16

Lex Fridman & Boris Sofman: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #241

#241 – Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics

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Boris Sofman is the Senior Director Of Engineering and Head of Trucking at Waymo, formerly the Google Self-Driving Car project. He was also the CEO and co-founder of Anki, a home robotics company.

Lex Fridman discussed The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Myth of Sisyphus

   Albert Camus · at 51:51 · mentioned 2 times

   The Myth of Sisyphus is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus exploring the concept of the absurd and the meaning of human existence through the mythological tale of a man condemned to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.

   Discussed

   “and that particular a robot who's doing a particular task realizes you know this like realizes that's the existential question this the myth of sisyphus question that uh camus writes about it's like is this all there is because he moves butter”

   Lex Fridman #241 – Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future o… 2021-11-16 Listen at 51:51

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