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#839: Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI — Asking Audacious Questions, Civilizational Technology, and Finding Your North Star

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#839: Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI — Asking Audacious Questions, Civilizational Technology, and Finding Your North Star

The Tim Ferriss Show

Dec 09
The Tim Ferriss Show

The Tim Ferriss Show

Dec 09
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Dr. Fei-Fei Li (@drfeifei) is the inaugural Sequoia Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University, a founding co-director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute, and the co-founder and CEO of World Labs, a generative AI company foc...

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Dr. Fei-Fei Li’s journey from a curious child in Chengdu to a pioneering force in artificial intelligence reveals how personal resilience, mentorship, and visionary thinking converge to shape technological revolutions. Her story is not just one of scientific breakthroughs but of human connection and cultural transformation.
12:42
Bob Sabella sacrificed his lunch hour to teach me calculus BC, which helped me get into Princeton.
19:40
ImageNet was foundational to the 2012 milestone that marked the birth of modern AI.
40:42
AI is a civilizational technology with profound societal impacts
54:16
Non-technical users can generate 3D scenes using simple text descriptions on World Labs.
1:01:13
Spatial intelligence is underappreciated compared to large language models

Chapters

How a childhood in Chengdu and a bold move to New Jersey shaped a future AI pioneer
00:00
What really sparked the AI revolution? The untold story behind ImageNet’s creation
19:40
Why data quality matters: Building ImageNet with Mechanical Turk and precision
33:20
Is AI a threat or a gift? Contrasting global attitudes and the technologist’s duty
46:59
Beyond text: How AI is learning to see, navigate, and shape the 3D world
58:01
Who are we becoming in the age of AI? Reimagining education, identity, and self-learning
1:08:33

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Tim Ferriss: Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferriss. Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it's my job to deconstruct world-class performers. I interview them to tease out the habits, routines, frameworks, etc, tha...