Lex Fridman

I'm traveling the world for a bit, starting with China but then hopping around the globe, anywhere. Open to any adventure. No plans, only a backpack. Hoping to meet & get to know humans from all walks of life. The pic is from a long hike on the Great Wall. For me, as a fan of history, this was an epic experience.

In China, first I'm visiting a few big cities & talking to engineers at the heart of China's AI revolution. After that, if feeling crazy enough, I'm hitchhiking (first time) across rural China for a few weeks. Hitchhiking because I think it's the best way to meet rural folks who I would otherwise never get the chance to meet. I hope to do the same in US and other places.

I have a request, if you have a travel recommendation, fill out the form(s) below if you feel like it. Or share with folks who might have advice about such travel.

Form 1 - travel recommendation:
If you can, recommend to me an interesting place I should visit anywhere in the world. For this, fill out form 1. Not touristy stuff, but something off the beaten path, that tourists may not know about, but is legendary. It could be as remote as meeting a herder in the mountains who is a local legend. Asia, Middle East, Europe, India, South/North America, Africa, Australia, anywhere. In China, I'm hoping to visit maybe Heibei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, etc, so recommendations for spots to visit are helpful.

Form 2 - coffee:
If you want to grab a coffee with me anywhere in the world, fill out form 2 (please don't use form 1 for that).

Anyway, I hectically tossed stuff in backpack. Realizing I don't have a clear plan of any kind, which is probably the only way to do it. LFG.

Love you all ❤️

Form 1 - travel recommendation:
form.jotform.com/261303042756046

Form 2 - coffee:
form.jotform.com/230415467865159

General contact:
lexfridman.com/contact/

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 13,239

Lex Fridman

Two-part post:
1. Hyped for state of programming.
2. Hiring for podcast team (I've been super slow/lazy on finding time for hiring, 2026 resolution is to hire!)

PART 1 - Programming:

Claude Opus 4.6 & GPT Codex 5.3 out today, and OpenClaw recently. And I'm sure xAI/Grok & Google/Gemini will soon be out with more. What an exciting time to build stuff!

I'm walking around with a smile, happy & sleep-deprived 🤣

Next week, I'll come to SF/Bay Area for a few days/weeks/months to hang out & build some stuff ;-)

Looking to focus on programming, and contribute to good engineering teams. But occasionally socialize, in as much as my introvert brain allows.

2026 is going to be fun (and wild), LFG!

PS: I'm doing a deep-dive podcast on OpenClaw with its creator soon. Let me know if you have questions.

PART 2 - Hiring:

Also, I really need help with podcast team/hiring 😰 For example, I'm currently editing, translating the Khabib podcast & training footage, and jungle video with Paul.

I've been terribly slow on hiring, allocating no time to it. My resolution for 2026 is to actually make time to look through applications & interview people.

So if you're a great editor, videographer, translator, or someone who can help make sure stuff runs on time as team manager/assistant please apply:
lexfridman.com/hiring/

Some context: We have a tiny team, and I do all the prep, guest comms, production myself. I'm fine doing all that (it's more raw & human that way), but the post-production I can definitely use help with. Among other things, it's just more fun to work on creative projects with a team.

Also, outside of hiring, if you just want to hang out, have guest suggestions, or questions, go to:
lexfridman.com/contact

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 945

Lex Fridman

I got to train with Khabib Nurmagomedov yesterday. This was an honor of a lifetime for me. He's a great fighter & leader and a great human being.

From a grappling perspective, I don't think I've ever experienced this much top pressure in my life.



I'll post the footage of the training in a few days. And also we'll do a long podcast (and dub it in multiple languages).

In general, it was an incredible experience to train with the team and get to know many of the fighters from Dagestan. All are great people.

4 months ago | [YT] | 15,967

Lex Fridman

Merry Christmas! Love you all ❤️

5 months ago | [YT] | 5,132

Lex Fridman

View of Earth from 900 million miles away, with Saturn's rings in the image, taken by Cassini spacecraft.

That dot is us, all 8 billion of us. It's all an insanely lucky miracle.

I'm grateful for all of it & all of you. Love you all! ❤️

PS: Now, I'm off to partake in the great American Thanksgiving tradition of over-eating while getting into a heated philosophical argument with family 🤣

6 months ago | [YT] | 8,360

Lex Fridman

Finished a 12 mile run, last long run in Austin for awhile. I'll be traveling the world for a bit, talking to people from all walks of life, including from the overlooked edges of society.

The current plan is to visit several places in India, Middle East, Eastern Europe, and then come back to US, hop in the car, and just road-trip it for a few months, going to small towns, factory & mining towns, just getting to know the amazing people of this country.

Btw, if you're a blue-collar worker who has stories to tell, on-mic or off-mic, please submit forms linked below. For on-mic, use "guest suggestion" form. For off-mic, use "coffee" form.


I miss Austin already. I've fallen in love with Texas, and can't wait to be back. It's funny to think that the guy I'll be when I'm back is probably a different human, changed by the wild journey ahead. Changed how & where, I have no idea. My brain is just an active github repo, with lots of software bugs. So tldr: brain update v0.2 is in the works 🤣

So, now on to the contact info:

To get in touch with me for whatever reason:

lexfridman.com/contact

To suggest podcast guests, including especially blue-collar folks:

lexfridman.com/guest-suggestion

To talk over a coffee:

lexfridman.com/coffee

To ask questions for AMA:

lexfridman.com/ama

I'm still looking for world-class translators in all languages:

lexfridman.com/hiring

1 year ago | [YT] | 14,298

Lex Fridman

I've been feeling a lot of heaviness in my heart.

Friends have asked me to explain why exactly, and when I do, I always seem to fall short.

For me, it's seeing hate, cruelty, and death in the wars in Ukraine and Middle East, it's being attacked online more & more, it's constantly falling short from being the kind of man I want to be, it's the frequent reminder that life ends too quickly...

I know that a lot of people are struggling too, and are also not always able to find the words that fully capture why.

I just want to say that we're in it together.

I love you all ❤

2 years ago | [YT] | 46,945

Lex Fridman

2024 is going to be intense. Buckle up. Major wars, presidential elections, rapid progress of AI, etc.
We got this. Humans are amazing. Let truth & compassion prevail.
Happy new year! Love you all ❤

2 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 28,332

Lex Fridman

I'm going to play Starfield (the new epic space RPG) this weekend & use the opportunity to record an AMA while I play, so if you have any questions/topics for me to discuss, please post them here. Not just related to game, anything goes.

2 years ago | [YT] | 6,456

Lex Fridman

Some days, the feeling of sadness hits hard. I've had many days like this over the past year. It's been tough.
If you're struggling today, I just want you to know that we are struggling together. I love you all.

3 years ago | [YT] | 60,107