Who is Lex Fridman? Meet the AI Researcher Behind PM Modi's Three-Hour Podcast

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PM Modi's podcast with MIT researcher Lex Fridman explores his life journey and experiences, releasing Sunday

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Lex Fridman, born in 1983 in Tajikistan, moved to the US as a child and earned a PhD in AI from Drexel University

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After earning his PhD, Lex Fridman joined MIT, researching AI and robotics, focusing on human behavior and self-driving cars

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Lex Fridman, praised by Elon Musk in 2019, researches AI for autonomous systems and shifted to independent work after Google

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Lex Fridman's 2018 podcast features experts like Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Mark Zuckerberg across diverse fields

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Lex Fridman boasts a massive social media presence, including 4.5M YouTube subscribers, 4.2M Twitter followers, and 1.4M on Instagram

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