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Lex Fridman Cast

06/15/25

@ Lex Fridman

Mistakes can be productive; sometimes, the initial false dawn of a solution can lead to breakthroughs after much effort, as was the case in a project I worked on for two years.

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Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #472

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Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #472

06/15/25

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