Fei-Fei Li

AI pioneer
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Fei-Fei Li is a computer science professor at Stanford University and founding director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, an organization that aims to advance AI research, education, policy and practice to improve the human condition.

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With experiences as chief scientist of AI at Google Cloud and board member at Twitter (now known as X), Fei-Fei Li is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Li is one of the most cited computer scientists in the field of AI and is widely known as "the godmother of AI" for her work that has contributed to the birth of modern AI. Her book The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI was published in 2023.

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Mind Expanders: Notes on Session 2 of TED2024

April 16, 2024

AI is reshaping how we interact with the world around us and within us, expanding creative possibilities and bringing us closer together by dissolving barriers of all kinds. But anyone who’s paying attention can spot its obvious flaws and potential pitfalls. From trailblazing platforms making software accessible to micro-robotics revolutionizing health care (including a mind-blowing […]

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Machines that learn: A recap of Session 3 at TED2015

March 17, 2015

Chris Anderson introduces Session 3 with a compelling idea: “Most of the new things happening right now that feel like magic — whether it’s self-driving cars or online translations suddenly getting much better — there’s machine learning behind it.” In this session we look at the issues around machines that learn. The challenge of teaching […]

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