#208 – Jeff Hawkins: The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence

Jeff Hawkins is a neuroscientist and cofounder of Numenta, a neuroscience research company. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(10:35) - Collective intelligence
(17:17) - The origin of intelligence in the human brain
(30:31) - How intelligent life evolved on Earth
(41:30) - Why humans are special in the universe
(44:48) - Neurons
(49:02) - A Thousand Brains theory of intelligence
(57:42) - How to build superintelligent AI
(1:15:41) - Sam Harris and existential risk of AI
(1:27:43) - Neuralink
(1:34:34) - Will AI prevent the self-destruction of human civilization?
(1:40:05) - Communicating human knowledge to alien civilizations
(1:50:22) - Devil's advocate
(1:55:16) - Human nature
(2:03:39) - Hardware for AI
(2:10:18) - Advice for young people