The Worlds I See
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- Author: Fei-Fei Li
- ASIN: B0BPQSLVL6
- ISBN: 1250897939
- Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPQSLVL6
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Highlights
Although it had taken more than a half century for the necessary preconditions to align—historic milestones in the evolution of algorithms, large-scale data, and raw computing power, all converging at the dawn of the 2010s—it took less than a half decade for the capabilities they unleashed to change the world. — location: 50
Like many immigrants, I felt hemmed in by cultural divides that crisscrossed my life, ranging from the invisible to the unmistakable. I spent the majority of each day speaking a second language. And I was a woman in a male-dominated field so consistently symbolized by the now archetypal image of “guys in hoodies” that the phrase had lost any trace of irony. — location: 80
I’d always been an optimist about the power of science, and I remained so, but the tumultuous years leading up to that day had taught me that the fruits of optimism aren’t to be taken for granted. — location: 85
While the future might indeed be bright, it wouldn’t be so by accident. We’d have to earn it, together, — location: 86
My being the only child and sole financial support of two parents— — location: 93
I was certain the future of AI would depend on institutions far beyond science, including education, activism, and, of course, government. — location: 109
The founding ideals of this country, however imperfectly they’ve been practiced in the centuries since, seemed as wise a foundation as any on which to build the future of technology: the dignity of the individual, the intrinsic value of representation, and the belief that human endeavors are best when guided by the many, rather than the few. — location: 111