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Every book Stuart Russell recommended on podcasts
Stuart Russell appears on the Lex Fridman Podcast to discuss the long-term future of artificial intelligence, bringing deep technical and historical perspective to the conversation. During the episode, Russell recommends the 1909 short story The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster, which he suggests to people as an amazing vision of the future and a cautionary tale relevant to contemporary concerns about over-reliance on technology. In addition to recommending Forster's science fiction, Russell discusses H.G. Wells's 1912 science fiction book predicting powerful explosives, drawing a parallel to early twentieth-century ideas about atomic energy and scientific discovery. Russell also reflects on his own academic journey, discussing how he was introduced to the foundational textbook Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Jonathan Russell, Peter Norvig, and Ernest Davis when he first arrived at a university AI lab. Through these discussions, Russell utilizes literary and academic works to contextualize the rapid advancements, historical roots, and potential risks associated with artificial intelligence development.
Books recommended by Stuart Russell
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Ian Foster
Ian Foster is a biographical subject and novelist known for his literary contributions during the British Empire era, with works that frequently inspired dramatic adaptations.
Recommended“and and there's an amazing short story that I recommend to everyone that I talk to about this called the machine stops written in 1909 by Ian Foster who you know wrote novels about the British Empire and sort of things that became costume dramas on the BBC”
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The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops is a 1909 science fiction short story by E.M.
Recommended“and there's an amazing short story that I recommend to everyone that I talk to about this called the machine stops written in 1909 by Ian Foster who you know wrote novels about the British Empire and sort of things that became costume dramas on the BBC but he wrote this one science fiction story which is an amazing vision”
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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig, and Ernest Davis is widely considered the definitive textbook and foundational bible for the field of artificial intelligence.
Discussed“and then I showed up University of Illinois to an AI lab and they said okay I don't have time for you but here's a book AI a modern approach I think was the first edition at the time mmm here go go learn this”
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The Time Machine
The Time Machine by H.
Discussed“so HG Wells wrote science fiction book I think in 1912 Frederick Soddy who was the guy who discovered isotopes so Nobel Prize winner he gave a speech in 1915 saying that this new explosive would be the equivalent of 150 tons of dynamite”
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Books Stuart Russell wrote
- Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Global Edition
- Human Compatible
- Artificial Intelligence: a Modern Approach
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Stuart Russell: Long-Term Future of Artificial Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #9 | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2018-12-09 | 4 |