Kyle is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the tech world taking on one of the most difficult and exciting problems in AI (building autonomous vehicles) and testing in one of the most challenging environments in the United States (San Francisco). Plus, he went to MIT, so it was great to have this conversation with him back on campus. Hope you enjoy as well.
I was doing maneuvering in this field alone because of my own circumstances since I found you (Lex Fridman) with MIT open course I am super motivated and now I am getting quite confident in this field... Thank you
Really appreciate the work you put into your channel Mr Fridman. You're reaching and inspiring people all over the world. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Kyle's interview with Lex Fridman on episode 14? Awesome! Today, I've been watching talks and interviews with Justin, Michael, Emmett, and Kyle, the #TwitchFounders.
“I just took the plunge right then in there and said this this is something I know I can commit ten years to. it's the probably the greatest applied AI problem of our generation. it's right and if it works it's going to be both a huge business and therefore like probably the most positive impact I can possibly have on the world.”
my personal goal is to Transform telecommunication and transportation to create sustainable & profitable business with zero fatalities, zero congestion & net zero carbon footprint.
Great interview. I love hearing from tech people who have helped launch successful businesses. The combination of business and tech skills seems rare to me (but I may be wrong). An idea---provide startup financing in exchange for the right to film all aspects of a start up from day zero-then gather the successful start-ups and create an instructional reality show, a class, or maybe just one feature length movie, “How They Really Did It”, or some better title. I liked Kyle’s list of elements of a start-up for him: something useful for others, something that you can scale up to increase that usefulness, something with a challenging core tech problem to solve, and something you would be willing to commit 10 years of your life to. And then be willing to do all the less interesting tasks that have to be done to succeed at anything. I was moved by the background of the interview. Lex works in the AV field (I think) and is a professor at MIT, and Kyle is someone who dropped out of MIT to help create and sell two businesses for $1B, the second of which was in the AV world. I liked that Lex and Kyle delved into those choices without judgment or envy. We all have choices to make that involve money, fame, family, personal satisfaction of discovery, and other aspects of life. Not always easy. A different note: I think it would be great to bring together successful business people, scientists, economists, and futurists and brainstorm how to have the science fiction world of the future without the social and economic dystopia. As to AV, what will happen to the world when people no longer have to drive? They can live much farther out from the city, sleeping in their cars, or can work remotely from their AV and drive all over the planet. Will it be as Thomas Wolfe wrote, “you can never go home again,” or as the song goes, “we’re always home, but we’re always gone, living in a mobile home.” Thank you. William L. Ramseyer
Using OLED on the vehicle windows could project any desired images thus eliminating the emotional response to traffic etc outside the vehicle. Actually windows aren’t necessarily even a requirement and affect safety.
The company is made of tens of thousands of motivated people who want to be part of the future and embrace the transformation. Greatest asset: being able to figure out how to bridge the gap between Detroit and Silicon Valley cultures.
Autonomous vehicles today don’t seem to be as much reliant on AI as they are on thorough programing. I suspect with a thorough and complete program, AI wouldn’t necessarily be a requirement.
I had/have a similar thoughts on that too , in normal day to day driving there is not that many edge cases. Simple checking , to see if there is a clear path ahead is 95 % of the work im guessing , however , the last 5 % is very hard , so probably need AI for that , i would feel safer if both approaches work in parallel start off with a Angel System working in the background , with thorough programming and follow after with Ai when tested to exhaustion.
True, and that's the point - the problem is so hard that we've created computer systems that can do it for us. Automated driving has been tackled with traditional, manual programming years before these probabilistic approaches - still no fully autonomous vehicles though.
it'll be interesting to see what happens when these cars have 100,000, or 200,000 miles on them. All cars after 200,000 start to break down no matter how well they are built. And when that happens it ain't much of a concern when your car blows a gasket, or a belt. However, it concerns the hell out of me when an autonomous vehicle is poorly maintained and then runs down some poor bicyclist on their way home from work. I think this kyle guy should be focusing on a more efficient electric car.
Yeah me too. And I don't do sports. The only job that I did was doing retail operation and it's kinda tough. That's where they got the bible story of Jesus leading his people..
And also because we generally weren't in the system. I know it's a very stressful job for you guys because your boss is surely pressuring you guys to get the best idea.
The thing the investing in was the mobile software which you can find inside the mobile unit we are using now. Then there is the Blockchain flat earth Bitcoin bank which is shown currently on wall street. Also the assets that Berkshire Hathaway keep investing in which caused the current inflation because there is just nothing more worth investing in. Ever considered moving here? Haha 🤣
Trust me it's very very complex it's just the odd ball. It's not the first time that people get stuck and god damn your politicians. I was hoping they remembered the Bible but even after throwing the Bible at them, they slowly realized the weird relationship we have.
I did ask them to send me a damn card so I can just swipe my way out but the politicians most probably don't know how it works given that usually people do all the stuff for them. And after 40yo I think they may not know the problem being faced by us here because they are politicians and don't deal with the financial and banking side. We generally need your people who know the system and can create a separate check out app so that we can draw down the total investment that we stuffed into the disconnected economy. Hahaha Elon also having a headache cause it's very different when one side is shouting and messaging from across the ocean without knowing what is holding us back. We are broke hahaha
Just tell him that even the military failed this time round because war or extraction os really difficult when they aren't familiar with the landscape here. And the people here might not even know what you guys are looking for. We had been disconnected for 50 years. So stay calm and find other things to focus on first.
I found these interviews to be too "philosophical" and generic. Little AI talk here, few specifics, working examples, etc. I have seen like 6 interviews so far and I'm not the wiser
