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John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309

Lex Fridman · 1.9M views · 2022-08-04 · 5:14:51

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Overview

A five-hour Lex Fridman interview with John Carmack covering Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, programming, games and rockets.

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HN mines it for Carmack's views on AGI, debuggers, tooling and the metaverse, and recommends it as worth the full length.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2022–2024

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Tech pioneers & interviewsGame programming & enginesAI safety, AGI & impact
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What people said

fernandotakai · 2023-07 · Recommendation

link for people that want to watch it: [VIDEO] i would also recommend another two of his interviews: Todd Howard [LINK] Guido van Rossun [LINK]

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joblazny · 2023-03 · Recommendation

Lex Fridman. He does long form interviews (~4 hours) on more than just tech, and all of the guests he interviews are fascinating. He simultaneously approaches his interviews from a scientific background (MIT AI lecturer) and a love for humanity. If you like tech, one episode I'd like to recommend is episode #309 with John Carmack. [VIDEO]

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kken · 2022-08 · Recommendation

The interview with Lex Fridman that he was referring to: [VIDEO] The entire video is worth viewing, an impressive 5:15h!

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