Andrew Yan-Tak Ng, British-American Computer Scientist
Andrew Ng is Founder & CEO of Landing AI, Founder of deeplearning.ai, Co-Chairman and Co-Founder of Coursera, and is currently an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. He was also Chief Scientist at Baidu Inc., and Founder & Lead for the Google Brain Project. Ng’s goal is to give everyone in the world access to a great education, for free. Today, Coursera partners with some of the top universities in the world to offer high quality online courses, and is the largest MOOC platform in the world. Ng also works on machine learning with an emphasis on deep learning. He founded and led the “Google Brain” project which developed massive-scale deep learning algorithms.
Dr. Andrew Ng is a well-known AI leader around the world. In addition to being the Chairman and Co-Founder of Coursera, he is also the Founder and CEO of Landing AI, Founder and General Partner at AI Fund, and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department.
Dr. Ng is a pioneer in the disciplines of machine learning and online education. His work in AI has transformed the lives of countless people, and he has written or co-written more than 200 academic articles in robotics, machine learning, and related subjects. He was included in the Time 100 list of the world’s most important people in 2013.
2023
Dr. Andrew Ng recently spoke to a wide-ranging audience, offering his perspectives on the potential of artificial intelligence to completely transform a number of sectors. Dr. Ng made a strong case for AI as a universal technology, emphasizing its adaptability and revolutionary potential. Additionally, he talked about generative AI and supervised learning, which are the two most significant AI technologies.
AI is a general-purpose technology, similar to electricity, according to Dr. Andrew Ng. He stresses that artificial intelligence (AI) is not confined to a particular use case but rather can be used to a broad range of applications. AI has the potential to revolutionize a variety of sectors. His example demonstrates the broad influence of AI and its potential to effect significant change. He notes that the development of low-code/no-code tools and the ability of AI as a general-purpose technology are two key themes that are reshaping the AI environment. He highlights how AI has the ability to produce value and revolutionize a number of sectors. He also talks about how crucial low-code/no-code tools are to letting non-technical people take use of AI. According to Dr. Ng, there will be a deluge of unique AI applications, which will foster innovation and more opportunities.
Dr. Andrew Ng offers his knowledge on creating AI firms and lays out a tried-and-true formula for success. He stresses the value of starting with tangible concepts and looking for collaborators who are subject matter experts. AI innovators may use the experience of subject matter experts with deep domain knowledge to produce significant and impactful solutions by enlisting their services. Dr. Ng also emphasizes how venture studios like AI Fund help and empower entrepreneurs in the AI sector.
Big tech firms like Microsoft, Google, and Meta have reported significant progress in AI during their Q1 2023 earnings calls. Microsoft Cloud delivered over $28 billion in quarterly revenue, up 22% YoY. The company’s AI infrastructure is being used by OpenAI, NVIDIA, and AI startups like Adept and Inflection. Google’s Q1 earnings call revealed mixed performance in its AI and Cloud segments, with consolidated revenues of $69.8 billion. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized the importance of AI in the metaverse and its efforts to introduce AI agents to billions of people.
Latest Social posts of Andrew Yan-Tak Ng
Thank you to the entire OpenAI team, including esp @sama@gdb@miramurati, for your incredible contributions to AI. It is tragic that the foolish decisions of a few people are hurting everyone. We love and are rooting for every one of you.❤️
I spoke at WEF and APEC this week about AI regulation. My message: Governments should not outlaw open source software or pass regulations that stifle open source development.
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