Lex Fridman
Russian-American scientist and podcast host (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lex Fridman (/ˈfriːdmən/; born 15 August 1983)[2] is a Russian-American computer scientist and podcaster. Since 2018 he has hosted the Lex Fridman Podcast, where he interviews notable figures from various fields such as science, technology, sports, and politics.
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Born | (1983-08-15) 15 August 1983 (age 40) | |||||||||
Education | Drexel University (BS, MS, PhD) | |||||||||
Occupation(s) | Computer scientist, podcaster, writer | |||||||||
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Fields | Artificial intelligence, computer science | |||||||||
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (non-faculty) | |||||||||
Thesis | Learning of Identity from Behavioral Biometrics for Active Authentication (2014) | |||||||||
Doctoral advisor | Moshe Kam, Steven Weber | |||||||||
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Genre(s) | Talk, Technology | |||||||||
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Last updated: April 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
Website | lexfridman |
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Fridman rose to prominence in 2019 after Elon Musk praised his study which concluded that drivers remained focused while using Tesla's semi-autonomous driving system. The study was criticized by AI experts and was not peer-reviewed.[3][4]