Chris Columbus
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This film or show by Chris Columbus came up once on Lex Fridman in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Rodney Brooks. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“i think the best movie about this stuff was bicentennial man and what was happening there it was schmaltzy”— Rodney Brooks
The guest here is Rodney Brooks: One of the most influential roboticists in history; he led MIT's CSAIL and co-founded iRobot (Roomba), Rethink Robotics (Baxter, Sawyer), and Robust.AI. Known for legit real-world engineering and contrarian critiques of AI hype. Legendary roboticist Rodney Brooks pushes back on AI hype while tracing the deep history and stubborn hard problems of building real-world robots.