Fei-Fei Li on Curiosity, Audacity, and the Quest for Artificial Intelligence
Fei-Fei Li, the “Godmother of AI,” speaks with Stephen Kotkin about her journey to the frontiers of spatial intelligence.03:38 - Fei-Fei Li’s high school years in New Jersey
06:58 - Fei-Fei Li’s journey to studying physics at Princeton
11:09 - Fei-Fei Li on finding an “audacious question” in science
16:19 - Stephen Kotkin and Fei-Fei Li on curiosity and the immigrant experience
22:01 - Fei-Fei Li on the moral responsibilities of scientists
28:12 - Fei-Fei Li on co-founding World Labs
34:58 - World models as the next frontier of AI
37:08 - Stephen Kotkin and Fei-Fei Li on the civic responsibilities and mentorship
42:06 - Fei-Fei Li on America and adapting to the AI revolution
Fei-Fei Li is one of the pioneering researchers in the field of spatial intelligence. A professor of computer science at Stanford University, she invented ImageNet, which is today widely regarded as one of the driving forces behind the development of modern AI and the deep learning revolution.
For "Only in America", Li speaks with world-renowned historian Stephen Kotkin about her educational journey and how it shaped her path to computer science and entrepreneurship. Drawing from her experience as co-founder and CEO of World Labs, she explains how “world models” will extend the promise of generative artificial intelligence to new and consequential domains.
Li and Kotkin also discuss the importance of truth-seeking and civic responsibility; the role of curiosity in science; and how the United States can best prepare to meet the transformative potential of artificial intelligence.
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