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Why Fei-Fei Li is Still Hopeful About AI (… and Elon)

2023/10/16
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Dr. Fei-Fei Li discusses the potential catastrophic risks of AI, including disinformation, job losses, and privacy issues, emphasizing the need for humane development and diversity in the field.

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What are the most immediate, and potentially catastrophic, risks posed by AI? According to pioneering AI researcher, Dr. Fei-Fei Li, they include disinformation, polarization, biases, a loss of privacy and job losses that could lead to unrest. 

The Stanford computer scientist is a fierce advocate for the humane development of artificial intelligence and for increased diversity in the field. She and Kara discuss AI’s problems and possibilities, the need for increased public sector investment and her brief stint on Twitter’s board. 

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