[emerged]

I always have the sense that Lex thinks himself several tiers more intelligent than he actually is. So most of the interviews I have this cringe facepalm feeling which is distracting. Joe Rogan is super self deprecating which helps counter that feeling.

[W0lf]

Thanks for pointing this out as I share the same opinion regarding Lex. For me personally it‘s that his behavior during his podcasts doesn’t match up to the intellectual shallowness of his questions and thinkings which drives me a bit crazy, e.g. a deep concerned look, a long pause and then.. an obvious statement or something along this line

[Buldak]

Yes, I've been somewhat baffled by the suggestion that Lex is some kind of boy genius. I find many of his questions incredibly inane (asking "What is the most beautiful idea in mathematics?" over and over again). I keep watching because the guests are great, but I don't think much of Lex's ability to really engage with their ideas.

[kaesar14]

Ah I totally agre. “what is love?” “how does math express love?”, “how do we get AI to understand love?”. It’s fucking annoying.

[emerged]

That’s a good description. I feel that I recognize all the times I’m supposed to be impressed by him, but it falls flat every time because he’s either stating the obvious or just wrong.

[type0]

> I always have the sense that Lex thinks himself several tiers more intelligent than he actually is.

Another podcast talker with a bad case of unwarranted self-importance is Sam Harris, sometimes he takes his head out of his ass but only for short periods.