Mark Zuckerberg: Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and the Metaverse | Lex Fridman Podcast  

Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors below to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: 5:36 - Metaverse 25:36 - Identity in Metaverse 37:45 - Security 42:10 - Social Dilemma 1:04:16 - Instagram whistleblower 1:09:01 - Social media and mental health 1:14:26 - Censorship 1:31:35 - Translation 1:39:10 - Advice for young people 1:44:58 - Daughters 1:47:46 - Mortality 1:52:19 - Question for God 1:55:25 - Meaning of life Sponsors: - Paperspace: gradient.run/lex to get $15 credit - Coinbase: coinbase.com/lex to get $5 in free Bitcoin - InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Blinkist: blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium

Right out the gate with the "am I a robot test" lmfao Lex is a legend

"Can you circle all the traffic lights please" Zuckerburg laughing because he already did a system update to to beat the CAPTCHA's

Lex: "Bathroom break? Mark: "Sure." Lex: "That was another test."

Damn, AI has improved A LOT. I could almost mistake him for a human now.

The devs have got to be thrilled with how human Mark sounds in this patch.

The traffic light test got me good. Well done, Lex

I'm glad to hear what a person says, and not just hear what other people say about him. Valuable.

It pleases me that this guy was lucky enough to get an interview with the great Lex Fridman.

Lex has finally interviewed the most advanced robot ever made.

it's amazing to see two AI talking to each other

I just discovered your channel from your interview with Todd Howard and I gotta say I'm pretty much an instant fan.

Lmfao having him circle the stop lights to start was the funniest thing I've seen in a while

For most people, this will actually be the first time they have seen Mark in a free flowing conversation with someone they trust to make it as genuine as possible. Massive respect to Lex. He's an incredible human/AI

Lex: makes a thoughtful, somber introduction about the importance of honest deep conversations also Lex: proceeds to immediately troll Mark right at the beginning

Your introduction was so true, heartfelt and personal on so many levels. I appreciate you and how you impact the world through conversation & knowledge…Thank you

This is either going to be the most human conversation Zuckerberg has ever had or the most robotic conversation Lex has.

our way of expressing these concepts always attracts me, and nothing, but nothing compares with it-- the tone, the depth of spirituality, I can't put it into words. Your Manifesting Manual is something I can read over and over and soak up. ru-vid.comUgkxzpa8CIfZcihW4Z0F_ja0QF3W9KIatrsq I am in process of making the routine a solid part of my life, and it has made a difference! I LOVE your 12 meditations too! I know I am a different person after 9 months with Super Manifestor, and in process of continued positive change! You deserve accolades every day of the year! Keep on with everything, and as we say in Spanish, ANIMO! Lots of love and every blessing to you both.

The fact that he gives him a Captcha test before starting the interview is legendary.

Had to check to publish date on this. Your intro now makes sense.

I’ve just recently discovered Lex and his interviews. I find them fascinating so far. It reminds me of Charlie Rose, where there’s no audience or graphic distractions. That pure conversation setting is incredibly enjoyable to absorb every bit of this valuable information. This interview specifically, I have a new found appreciation for Mark and his relentless determination to find the best way forward with Meta. He gets a bad rap from others in social media, after hearing this, I think he’s very under appreciated as a pioneer in this interface. Thank you both Lex and Mark for all this information to consider. 👍🍻🇨🇦

Podcasts are the future. You can actually get to know and understand who a guest is, instead of seeing them play "truth or dare" on a talk show.

It is fascinating to me how far we've come....from an AI interviewing humans to an AI interviewing AI.

I enjoyed the talk. Skipped some but went through in one go. Most interesting part was the last several minutes. Thank you! Well done.

1:55:32 Zuckerberg.exe stopped working.

This is probably going to be the best PR move on Zuckerbergs behalf of his whole career. It somewhat humanized himself to a degree… that or the AI has been upgraded not sure

That captcha thing you did to Mark there was priceless, Lex...🤣

most eloquent dude on the Tube by a large stretch

Your introduction was everything. I hope most men are more like you in their hearts than we know. If they are, our world has great hope. Thank you for being.

Seriously, I am really happy to see Lex has been able to create a platform where people of Zuckerberg's position are willing to go on. Just amazing and he deserves it. Congratulations

Knowing that Lex Fridman built Mark 20+ years ago in his mothers basement and seemingly hasn’t kept up with him as the AI has gone on to make a huge name for itself in tech really makes this whole conversation come full circle

Best opening to an interview ever

I DON´T BELIEVE YOU FINISHED THIS PODCAST WITH THE POEM "IF"! YOU ARE REALLY AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING ! I´M REALLY GLAD I FOUND YOUR PODCAST ! IT´S HELPING ME A LOT TO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE, THE WORLD AND HOW I RELATE TO THEM ! THANKYOU! ALL THE WAY FROM BRAZIL!

This is like watching two advanced AIs simulate a conversation with each other

Love Lex, but I can't imagine a more awkward pair of people to advocate for the importance of eye contact 😄

Thank you for this. I really enjoyed the entirety of this conversation.

I just happened upon your interview with Mr. Beast after learning more about him. I am blown away about how interesting and informative your podcasts and videos are. I'm extremely grateful I fell into your videos and now seem to struggle with finding the time to consume as much of your content as I can. Thank you Lex.

Is weird that this interview was not weird in the way Zuckerberg interviews are. The upgrades mark got are awesome! Congrats to the engineers team.

“Can you circle all the traffic lights please” is the best start of a podcast in history

I'm 19 years old and I've always thought that, as I get older, I don't want to become the grumpy old man that talks about how "the good old days", "kids these days" or how everything used to be better. I made it one of my life goals to keep up with technology. But hearing Mark say that soon, most of our meaningful experiences will supposedly be had in a digital world like the Metaverse, I'm starting to question my original stance. First off, I don't believe a majority of humans will ever have most of their meaningful experiences in a virtual world. At least not until we reach a 'Ready Player One' level of realism and endless possibilities, a space and time that doesn't try to replicate the current world (like the Metavers is doing right now), but surpasses it by removing its limitations (like in the aformentioned movie). In such a case, I wouldn't be too opposed to this societal change. Secondly, and because I don't think this level of realism will be possible until 30-40 years from now, Metaverse and its copies will continue to feel like a massive downgrade from 'real' society and life. It misses inherently human aspects such as senses (touch (and with that, temperature and human contact), smell, taste...), and lowers the of significance of things (virtual actions/events have no repercussions in the physical world and virtual objects aren't physically *real*).

I'm truly impressed by intensity of Mark's eye contact while having a conversation. At the same time Lex's natural respond to Mark's eyes.

Lex- “can you circle all the traffic lights please” 😂😂😂 Instant classic! 💯

Mark looks and feels more natural in this podcast. Kudos to the devs working hard to bring us this version of Mark. Can't wait to see what the next update will be like for Mark!

Thank you very much Lex for what you do!!! Very intersting.

Im a bit old at 50 . But hearing him read IF it made me think what a great father Lex would have been to someone like me growing up. My dad and brother who I both looked up 2 died back in 1984 six months apart.Fun fact, no only was it 1984 but the school I attended was called Geroge Orwell. Dad of heat attack and brother of drug overdose. I know but just got inspired by I,F and how life may have taking different directions with a positive mature male role model setting me straight with compassion.

Thanks, Lex for doing this long-form interview, it is important for public figures like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk to explain themselves because mainstream media and short interview wouldn't be enough

Fridman: Are you afraid of death? Zuckerberg: Constraints are helpful.

Hey lex. Nice to meet. First time seeing your videos. Thank you for your work. Wondered and just wanted to ask if you can make a video about the books you read or love and recommend. Just few of your favorite that changed your perspective. Thanks 😊

Very interesting Interview. When facebook started I got involved. I loved the group events. Im part of a huge Vespa and Lambretta Scooter scene here in Ireland. A club could post an event and it gave everyone the oppurtunity on one page to organize meet up along routes, who was attending and tech details. I loved it. As a cranky 50 year old who is and loves been anti social...........actually engaged because it was effortless and I enjoyed it. The main feed was full of my friends and I could see what was going on in their lives. I got involved. Then over time it began to change. Had to go looking for my friends feeds. Ads that I had no interest in. Then difficulty seen the comments and had to click a few times just to see what people were saying. Then it got to the stage where it was just the most prolific and needy posters and commentators that I saw and it became annoying. The constant changes to the format turned me off. I haven't used facebook in years and never will. My point: Mark ruined his own product and knew it but didn't care. He ploughed through his idea of 'bringing us all together' by applying his own warped idea of what people wanted. He was wrong and continued to ruin his product. But.....in investors and financial worlds- facebook was profitable which drove him more. Then the privacy issues kicked in and further ruined it. He is cut off from how people feel and cut off because of clearly doesn't have the capacity to empathise with the rest of us. This is the same person who early in years created a program that rated people by looks. A total disregard for how people would feel about getting judged on looks and appearance. This is the key to this man conscious. All he has are cliched phrases when it comes to 'human' questions and about the 'human' experience. He has no experience with humans and resorts back to just saying words. He can talk about tech issues for hours but when it comes to the human experience- his answers drip with awkwardness. Personally I hope he fails. I still dislike him.

How exciting that lex is finally getting to interview an actual AI

This one podcast has done more for Mark's likability than any presentation or other media he's done ever.

I can see that Mark wore his best human skin suit today.

Great interview Lex. I have been to many countries and my opinion is that social media increases anxiety and depression. In being on social media many people become depressed after many years of watching how others live, being poor or well off. I think that it has an affect on the brain after a while and not knowing that this increases these things. Instead of concentrating on their own lives, people worry about “keeping up with the Jones”.

I'm just stunned this is even happening. Great going Lex, your success is massively deserved! You're a force of good in this world!

The best start to a podcast ever, genius

Is there any possibility Lex is going to make a Podcast with maybe questions by his friends, fans and inspirations and asking them himself? He's so damn interessting and the people he interviews. love love love love it!

Loving all of the podcasts

I have to admit that I wasn't 99.9% sure of the existence of humanity in this gentleman's soul. Fortunately, this conversation got me pretty close to that number. Way to go, Lex. Your craft keeps getting better and better.

Lex has managed to humanize Zuckerberg in my eyes for the first time, or maybe it's just that I've never heard him speak for such a long period of time unscripted and openly, or maybe the AI is just getting really good now

My opinion of the Zuck just improved by several points. Nice to just see him talking from the heart.

Great interview Lex! You have become a force to be reckon with, with all the great questions you ask.

As much criticism Mark gets, kind of refreshing to hear his thoughts on Meta,AI,technology without all the dramatic bullshit.

5:40 "I'm not a Robot." That's exactly what a Robot person pretending to be a human would say.

Video title: Robot has deep philosophical discussions with another robot

Lex, man, you’re awesome! Thanks for all of your powerful and insightful content and words, always. 🙂🙃

I wish there were more people like Lex in the world. ❤️

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Lex, that is the greatest into ever “can you circle all the lights please” Love it. Much love.

I watched this so many times while I lived in Jersey and now I watch it in Florida, it's STRANGELY phihlosophical to see it again

Love Lex, this interview was intersting. I am so over social media, only one I use is Yt. Maybe it changes in the future, but right now it’s really boring.

Thank you for everything you do in the world, Lex!

Love how he had him circle the traffic lights lol . Great ice breaker and just initiates where Lex stands

That was amazing, thank you so much for managing to get him on your podcast, one of the very few podcasts suiting people like him.

Lex your optimizum is fabulous. If everyone had love and belief in the ability of humans to be good that would truly be a miracle of the world

Dear Lex, your attitude is simply disarming. You manage to bring out the best in your conversation partners by focusing on their positive points and it is very pleasant to listen to your interviews.

Absolutely mind blowing how far robotics has come! You would swear these two are real humans

He’s a master of saying a lot without saying anything

Bro, the opening monologue was the Lex version of The Pale Blue Dot. Respect and cheers.

This was surprisingly interesting and Zuckerberg came off surprisingly well. It feels like it was rushed towards the end, I wish it would have lasted longer. I'll be hoping for a part 2 where things get to go deeper.

this was actually way more interesting than I initially thought. I thought the Zuck would just go full cyborg and push the metaverse but he brought a more human version of his software today

Your introduction speech is so powerful. It made me emotional for a few minutes. Thank you

What a spectacular era! To be able to see 2 robots fine-tuning and interact so humanly.

This interview was so much better than anything youd ever get from mainstream media. Amazing work Lex 👏👏

So fascinating to watch Zuckerberg speak about the importance of reading facial cues while simultaneously producing none whatsoever.

Lex, love your calmness and intelect, so polite yet precise, thankyou, we thankyou.

DUUUUDE I still can't get over your intro speech, it's truly awesome in all sense of the word. Mr. Fridman not only do you have mt deepest respect, you also have my absolute undying loyalty. Whatever you say man I'm with you, alot of people prolly feel this way too, be wise, be fearless. I fucking love you man.

Lex has such a good heart, he can even transform revenge into a nice thing by making Zuck circle traffic lights.

It is fascinating watching these two AI's communicate with each other. Their perspective on life is intriguing as well.

What a powerful introduction. You really struck me with the array of sentences and statements you made. I fear nothing. I am inspired through you and your words your out look on life. I will take this energy to apply to my own life and actions and act out of love and communicate woth as many people. Thank you Lex. And thank God for letting me have this opportunity in life. Thankful.

what an intro by lex... Gave me chills, almost brought me to tears.

You wanna be seen as human and as having a soul? This is how you do that. This ONE single interview will do more for Zuck than anything else he will ever do. I actually got my first real sense of the man in all these years.

Interviews like this make me wish you could expand your format to the occasional round table discussion.... Gates & Zuckerberg v Snowden.

love how this is in wildcats GTA 5 playlist

I really enjoyed this human conversation with The Zuck, thank you Lex.

surprised by Mark's listening ability, he stays totally quite when other person speaks

LOL, I loved the opening. I've heard people refer to both of you as robotic, so that was especially funny.

Mark Zuckerberg should do more longform podcasts like this, this gave me hope

Great interview Lex, you’re assembling an invaluable library of information with this channel. Hope you’re doing well x

Huh, didn't think he'd actually mention VRChat. I always imagine so much of what he wants as what VRChat already can be, so it's good to know he understands the freedoms of expression that users should be allowed. Hopefully Meta can translate those similar aspects to their platforms.

The reason people are so quick to argue on social media is the same reason people flick each other off in traffic but back down when someone actually gets out of their car... anonymity.

The BEST Zuckerberg Interview to date. Thank God for Lex 🙏 for his ability to show the human side of big tech. These podcasts are considered essential watching. Thankyou and keep going!