---
license: mit
task_categories:
- text-generation
- question-answering
- summarization
language:
- en
tags:
- podcast
- transcription
- conversations
size_categories:
- n<1K
---
# Lex Fridman Podcast Conversations Dataset

## Dataset Description

This dataset contains transcriptions of conversations from the Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring in-depth discussions on artificial intelligence, science, technology, philosophy, and more. The dataset includes 441 transcribed episodes, covering most of the podcast episodes up to January 2025 (excluding 10 episodes).

## Dataset Structure

### Features
- **Title**: String - The title of the podcast episode
- **Transcript**: String - The transcribed content of the episode

### Statistics
- Total number of examples: 441
- Dataset size: 58.55 MB
- Download size: 31.56 MB

### Splits
- Training split: 441 examples

## Intended Uses

This dataset can be used for various natural language processing tasks including:
- Text Generation
- Summarization
- Question Answering
- Text-to-Speech Applications

## Technical Details

### Config Name
- lex-fridman-podcast-conversations

### Data Files
- Split: train
- Path: lex-fridman-podcast-conversations/train-*

### Language
- English

### Size Category
- n<1K (less than 1,000 examples)

## License
MIT License

## Citations & Attribution

Please ensure to cite:
1. The Lex Fridman Podcast as the original source of the conversations
2. This dataset if used in research or applications

## Notes
- The dataset excludes 10 episodes from the complete podcast series
- Last updated: January 20, 2025

## Ethical Considerations

When using this dataset, please consider:
1. Proper attribution to the original content creator
2. Responsible use of the transcribed content
3. Respect for speaker privacy and context
4. Appropriate content filtering for downstream applications

## Technical Implementation

The dataset is structured for easy integration with common machine learning frameworks and can be loaded using standard dataset loading utilities.