December 27, 2019

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AI is the new electricity.

AI is the new electricity.

Much like the rise of electricity, which started about 100 years ago, AI will revolutionize every major industry. Andrew Ng explains how AI can transform your business, shares major technology trends and thoughts on where your biggest future opportunities may lie, and explores best practices for incorporating AI, machine learning, and deep learning into your organization.
Talk Title AI is the new electricity.
Speakers Andrew Ng (Coursera)
Conference Artificial Intelligence Conference
Conf Tag Put AI to Work
Location San Francisco, California
Date September 18-20, 2017
URL Talk Page
Slides
Video Talk Video

Much like the rise of electricity, which started about 100 years ago, AI will revolutionize every major industry. Andrew Ng explains how AI can transform your business, shares major technology trends and thoughts on where your biggest future opportunities may lie, and explores best practices for incorporating AI, machine learning, and deep learning into your organization.

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