In a recent interview with Issues editor Sara Frueh, Fei-Fei Li, a computer scientist and honoree of Women of Color magazine, talks about the intersection of artificial intelligence and public life.
The interview is published in Issues in Science and Technology, a quarterly journal by the National Academy of Sciences and Arizona State University.
Li is known as the godmother of AI for her pioneering work in computer vision and image recognition.
She created ImageNet, an important large-scale dataset that has contributed to the development of critical deep learning and artificial intelligence technologies.
She previously served as chief scientist of AI at Google Cloud and was a member of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation.
Currently, Li is the Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University.
She cofounded and codirects the Institute for Human-Centered AI and the national nonprofit AI4ALL to increase diversity and inclusion in AI education. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine.
Her recent book, The Worlds I See Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI, has received critical acclaim. In the interview with the Issues editor, Li shares her thoughts on how to ensure that AI is centered on human well-being, the ethical responsibilities of AI scientists and developers, and the extent to which AI can acquire human qualities.
