December 24, 2019

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Why democratizing AI matters: Computing, data, algorithms, and talent

Why democratizing AI matters: Computing, data, algorithms, and talent

Jia Li has contributed to some of the most influential datasets in the world and helped transform computer vision from an academic niche into a dominant technology. Jia explains why a democratized approach to AI ensures that the compute, data, algorithms, and talent behind these technologies reach the widest possible audience.
Talk Title Why democratizing AI matters: Computing, data, algorithms, and talent
Speakers Jia Li (Google)
Conference Artificial Intelligence Conference
Conf Tag Put AI to Work
Location San Francisco, California
Date September 18-20, 2017
URL Talk Page
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Jia Li has contributed to some of the most influential datasets in the world and helped transform computer vision from an academic niche into a dominant technology. Jia explains why a democratized approach to AI ensures that the compute, data, algorithms, and talent behind these technologies reach the widest possible audience.

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