Whitney Cummings: Comedy, Robotics, Neurology, and Love

Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Whitney Cummings is a stand-up comedian, actor, producer, writer, director, and the host of a new podcast called Good for You. Her most recent Netflix special called “Can I Touch It?” features in part a robot, she affectionately named Bearclaw, that is designed to be visually a replica of Whitney. It’s exciting for me to see one of my favorite comedians explore the social aspects of robotics and AI in our society. She also has some fascinating ideas about human behavior, psychology, and neurology, some of which she explores in her book called “I’m Fine…And Other Lies.” This conversation is

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0:00.0	The following is a conversation with Whitney Cummings.
0:03.6	She's a stand-up comedian, actor, producer, writer, director, and recently,
0:08.3	finally, the host of her very own podcast called Good for You.
0:12.8	Her most recent Netflix special called Can I Touch It
0:15.9	features in part a robot. She affectionately named Bearclaw,
0:20.1	that is designed to be visually a replica Whitney.
0:23.3	It's exciting for me to see one of my favorite comedians explore
0:26.7	the social aspects of robotics and AI in our society.
0:30.5	She also has some fascinating ideas about human behavior,
0:34.1	psychology, and urology, some of which she explores in her book,
0:37.7	Caldum Fine, and Other Lies. It's truly a pleasure to meet Whitney
0:43.2	and have this conversation with her, and even to continue it through text
0:46.6	afterwards. Every once in a while, late at night, I'll be programming over a
0:51.1	couple coffee, and we'll get a text from Whitney, saying something hilarious.
0:55.6	A weirder yet, sending a video of Brian Callin, saying something hilarious.
1:00.8	That's when I know the universe is a sense of humor,
1:03.6	and it gifted me with one hell of an amazing journey.
1:07.2	Then I put the phone down and go back to programming with a stupid, joyful smile on my face.
1:13.2	If you enjoy this conversation, listen to Whitney's podcast,
1:16.1	Good for You, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
1:19.6	This is the Artificial Intelligence podcast. If you enjoy it,
1:23.2	subscribe on YouTube, give it 5 stars and Apple podcasts,
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