Navigating the Ethical Landscape of AI

In The Worlds I See, Dr. Fei-Fei Li provides a personal and deeply insightful depiction of two convergent journeys. One describes her own life and career; Li immigrated to the U.S. from China at age 15, and within a few years had launched into research in computer vision and AI. The other is a history of AI, which has involved many breakthroughs over the past 70 years, culminating in a technology that is now changing life and business.

Li is one of the world’s foremost experts on AI and was named by Time magazine as one of the top 25 most influential thinkers in AI in 2023. She previously served as Google’s chief AI and machine learning scientist.

Together with Martin Reeves, Chairman of BCG Henderson Institute, Li discusses critical inflection points in the history of AI, emerging AI technologies businesses must be aware of, and what implications AI will have for competitive advantage.

Key topics discussed: 

01:19 | Is our education system fit for the future?

07:13 | What were the key milestones in the history of AI?

11:48 | Which emerging AI technologies do businesses need to be aware of?

13:38 | How should we be thinking about ethical issues surrounding AI?

20:39 | How will AI transform business? Where will it create competitive advantage?