Alexei Fridman

Also known as Lex Fridman

Lex Fridman is an American computer scientist and podcaster, known for his long-form interview show, the Lex Fridman Podcast. He is a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), specializing in human-AI interaction and autonomous vehicles. Fridman holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University and previously worked at Google on machine learning. His podcast, originally focused on AI, expanded in 2020 to cover a wide range of topics including physics, history, philosophy, and the nature of consciousness.