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Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

Fei-Fei Li: The “Godmother of AI”, Keeping Humanity at the Heart of the AI Revolution | Artificial Intelligence E285

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

YAP Media Network | Hala Taha

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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At 15, Fei-Fei Li transitioned from a middle-class life in China to poverty in America. Despite the pressures of her family’s financial situation and her mother’s ailing health, her knack for physics never wavered. She went from learning English as a second language to attending and working at prestigious institutions like Princeton and Stanford. Today, she is among a handful of scientists behind the impressive advances of artificial intelligence in recent times. In this episode, she breaks down her human-centered approach to AI and explores the future of the technology. Dr. Fei-Fei Li is a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and the co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. She is the creator of ImageNet, a key driver of modern artificial intelligence. With over 20 years at the forefront of the field, Dr. Li is focused on AI research, education, and policy to improve the human condition.    In this episode, Hala and Fei-Fei will discuss: - The current capabilities of AI - The difference between machine learning and AI - The training process for AI models - The gaps in our knowledge about how AI learns - Why ChatGPT fails at higher-level reasoning like math - The biological inspiration for vision in computers - Fears and hopes associated with AI - The human element of jobs AI can’t replace - Augmentation of human capabilities through AI - The three pillars of her human-centered AI framework - Responsible development and use of AI - The roadblocks to be aware of when using AI - Her advice to young entrepreneurs navigating the AI world  - And other topics…   Dr. Fei-Fei Li is a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and the co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. She is also the creator of ImageNet and the ImageNet Challenge, a key catalyst to the latest developments in deep learning and AI. Sometimes called the ‘Godmother of AI,’ she is a pioneer in early computer vision research. Dr. Li is the author of The Worlds I See, one of Barack Obama's recommended books on AI. Her work has been featured in various publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, Science, and Wired Magazine.  Sponsored By: Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify Indeed - Get a $75 job credit at indeed.com/profiting Yahoo Finance - For comprehensive financial news and analysis, visit YahooFinance.com Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap Youtube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship podcast, Business, Business podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal development, Starting a business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side hustle, Startup, mental health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth mindset, AI, ChatGPT, AI Marketing, Prompt, AI in Action, Artificial Intelligence, AI in Business, Generative AI, AI for Entrepreneurs, Future of Work, AI Podcast    Learn more about YAP Media's Services - yapmedia.io/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There's a quote from 1970s about AI. It is true today. It says that the most advanced computer AI algorithm will still play a good chess move when the room is on fire.

1:32.3

It's a quote to show that machines are programmed to do tasks.

1:37.3

But unlike humans, we have contextual situational awareness, and that is not what AI is today.

1:45.0

The inaugural Sequoia professor in the computer science department at Stanford.

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And co-director of Stanford's Human-Centered AI Institute.

1:53.0

She's published more than 300 scientific articles, was vice president at Google and

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chief scientist of AIML at Google Cloud.

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