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Transcript of
Stanford
China Economic Forum: The Technology and AI Session Oct 10, 2018 youtube.com/watch?v=5Lek5qPXyvY
minute 04:55
over to you Fei-Fei Li- what
can you share with us about AI?
Sure:
first of all it's an honor to be here (2018’s SCER) , and to be with my Stanford Colleagues, and
to have a conversation with my good friend Lei Zhang (CEO Hillhouse capital) - offline the two of us (Lei & Li) often talk about AI and technology and US and China
…
the question of what is intelligence is as old as human civilization but the very audacious quest
to make machines think is only about 60 years old and Stanford has been right there at the very beginning; we can say
the birth of artificial intelligence started up in 1963 with professor John McCarthy 05:40
Stanford's
Artificial Intelligence lab is one of America’s or the world's two oldest AI labs – McCarthy
had also formed MIT’s AI lab with minsky Indeed, McCarthy the first person who gave the name Artificial Intelligence
to the field and since then AI lab or what we call SAIL has been making history =================== Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory | ai.stanford.edu Stanford AI Lab! The Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL) has been a center
of excellence for Artificial Intelligence research, teaching ...Contact · Affiliates · The Stanford AI Lab Blog 06:06 since the beginning we've got Turing Award winners https://amturing.acm.org/byyear.cfm ranging from Mccarthy himself to Ed Feigenbaum https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/feigenbaum_4167235.cfm who pioneered expert systems… more recently. we've got the winner, as google’s
Eric Schmidt just presented, of 2005’s DARPA self-driving car challenge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge Our car was called Stanley -go figure why…our team leader prof Sebastian Thrun https://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/october12/stanleyfinish-100905.html which in turn gave birth to Google self-driving car project we've
got numerous world leading professors working in the blossoming field of AI including machine learning, computer
vision (ICCV CVPR and ECCV,), NLP natural language processing,
computational genomics AI in education , AI in sustainability, robotics –
6.57
today SAIL is home to 100+ phd students working on a variety of topics in AI and our alums/researchers were
actually at the forefront of the latest deep learning revolution -many of you probably know: today the
deep learning revolution is really the convergence of three major factors
big data algorithms and faster and cheaper chips
and in all three areas Stanford researchers, students and alums contribute to major
growth so we see that while AI started as a humble niche field of science, today AI is becoming
the major driving force of what leaders at world economic forum call Industrial Revolution 4, if you look
at any measure: -whether it’s the number of deep learning codes that google generates -or
the amount of vc money that goes into startups doing ai -or the revenues that industries are generating in ai business
-every
curve is in exponential growth 8.30 so we're really at a
turning point in history -why is it a very historical time? Because we are about
to create a technology that will fundamentally change the way that humans live and work
in the future… ..and where should this technology be going? and how should we be guiding it?
this
is a topic that has been very much on the mind of myself as well as my colleagues, and recently we've put
together three simple, but important ideas, that we
collectively call the human centered AI philosophy
Stanford HAI: Home hai.stanford.edu Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. About · Humans in the Loop · Leadership · Education https://hai.stanford.edu/events/directors-conversations ===================== 09:08 and what human Centered AI means
are three things ***first, next generation AI technology- it ought to be inspired by
more human-like cognition and understanding of our work of our world it's true that AI is recognizing dogs and cats on the
internet it's recognizing lanes in self-driving cars but today's AI still very narrow it lacks the understanding of the context,
it lacks the understanding of the nuance and the emotions and the complex relationships that that creates our world
-and
for AI to become a powerful technology that can continue make human lives better and be assistive of our work it needs to
go into the next level of understanding and that is the humanly inspired intelligence
***second,
work enhancement and augmentation -a lot of people hearing about AI - think of work replacement,
AI replacing jobs but 10:20 in fact, there is more opportunity for AI and tech to enhance jobs,
whether it's in healthcare to help our clinicians to do better diagnosis or in manufacturing
that improves the environment or to help our workers involved on front line in rescuing people and repairing
damages
where it's humanly dangerous.. AI can come into a critical role 10:44 *** third, and probably
most important dynamic of human-centred ai: understanding ai’s fundamental impact to the world whether its
laws, ethics, economics, labor market AI is no longer a computer science discipline
alone; in order to harness and develop and guide AI for the future, we need more interdisciplinary thinking and
research
and development in this field. SO with these three elements that make up the human centered AI
approach,
we need leadership, we need government to take on leadership to facilitate deeper and wider societal level
dialogue about AI, and policy thinking; we also need industries to not only build the best AI products but to
build
it responsibly with fairness, with transparency, with interpretability with the concern for privacy to balance
the economic ambition with the social and 12:00 moral responsibility--- but most of all: we
need leadership from academia; academia is home to humanity's independent Scholarship, groundbreaking discoveries,
innovations
and indispensable social and moral discourse --12.20 and I'm so happy to share this with
you all at Stanford*China*Eonomics- our family and friends back at Stanford under the leadership of Marc, John, Jennifer and all at Stanford, we are in the preparation stage for a human centered AI initiative at the Stanford
University level , and we really hope to invite our faculty students alums, friends and many
of
the Stanford community to come together and really assume the mantle that Stanford has always done in leading
AI ;not only we have done a great job in the history of AI in the past 50 years, but now it behoves us
to really guide it in the in the future Decades to come -13.06 thank you | summary
of part 1 of 3 stanford china economist forumm oct 2020OCTOBER 19, 2020Business schools must also teach students to be role models in society, education leaders sayAs
the world contends with extraordinary disruption – from a worldwide pandemic to ongoing social unrest across the globe
to the devastating effects of climate change – education leaders from the U.S. and China shared how their schools are
responding to these crises. BY
MELISSA DE WITTE Post-pandemic, don’t expect it to be entirely back to business as usual at some of the world’s
leading business schools.  Jonathan Levin, dean of the GSB, along
with Ann Harrison, dean of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and Hongbin Cai, dean of the Business School at Hong
Kong University, discussed how the pandemic has forced profound changes to how their institutions operate. Instead, education leaders at Stanford, UC Berkeley and Hong Kong
University see their curriculums leveraging the flexibility virtual learning can provide while also incorporating a renewed
sense of purposefulness in addressing some of the problems that the pandemic and recent social movements have amplified. At a virtual panel discussion on Oct. 15 entitled
“The Future of Business Education in the U.S. and China,” hosted by Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and the Stanford King Center on Global Development, the leaders addressed how the pandemic has forced profound changes in how their institutions operate.
For Stanford
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, who delivered the opening remarks, there have been two key lessons to emerge from this past
year that he believes will transform Stanford, and the school’s contributions to the world, in the long-term. “The first is an increased focus on accelerating
the application of knowledge,” Tessier-Lavigne said, pointing out that when COVID-19 came to California in the early
spring, Stanford researchers rapidly pivoted to respond to the medical, epidemiological and societal dimensions of the pandemic.
“This model of accelerating the application of knowledge has promise across countless fields of research.” The second lesson was how the pandemic has forced
a bold experiment with moving operations online. “From
remote education to telehealth to work from home – faculty, students and staff have found new ways to study and work
this year. The opportunities that this provides to make education and health care more accessible long after COVID has subsided
have tremendous potential, at Stanford and beyond,” Tessier-Lavigne said. Discoveries in remote learningFollowing Tessier-Lavigne’s remarks, Jonathan Levin, the Philip H. Knight Professor
and dean of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, moderated a panel discussion with Hongbin Cai, the dean of Hong
Kong University (HKU)’s Business School and Ann Harrison, the Bank of America Dean of the Haas School of Business at
UC Berkeley. They explored in greater detail
how the switch to online are transforming some of their programming, including how it has increased greater flexibility and
accessibility. Over the past year, Cai has
found that integrating online learning into the school’s curriculum has been an effective way to bring together people
from different parts of the world. “Some
of the technology and the remote teaching method will be used in the future to provide different types of interaction and
access,” Cai said, adding that remote learning has been practical for some students, particularly those enrolled in
the school’s part-time executive MBA program. These students, who are typically senior executives, appreciate the flexibility
the online format provides. Levin, Cai and
Harrison do not see online learning replacing traditional, in-person classroom settings entirely. Cai emphasized that face-to-face
learning will still be core to HKU’s business curriculum. For Levin, the pandemic has served as a reminder of how valuable the classroom experience is and the “visceral
desire” people have to interact with one another. “The research discussions that happen in a hallway, the serendipitous collisions where relationships get
formed and ideas get generated – it’s sort of an affirmation of the business model of residential education, even
as we see the positives of all the virtual interactions,” Levin said. Harrison also shared another lesson she and her colleagues discovered in making the switch to virtual
learning: they found that students prefer smaller class sizes. While there are some classes that can be taught at a larger
scale, a more intimate setting is also needed to create a successful learning environment, she said. “The smaller the classroom, the more the student engagement
and the more effective the class is,” Harrison said, emphasizing that “less is more” when it comes to adopting
remote teaching in the future. “This idea that we are going to move to these large classrooms with the star professor
and thousands of students – it’s not happening,” she added. Embracing social changeThe pandemic, accompanied also by a rise in economic inequity, the Black Lives Matter movement and
California’s recent devastating wildfires, have also heightened awareness of social, environmental, racial and economic
issues in the world. “It’s been
such an unusual, and in many ways, a difficult year,” said Levin. “Both the pandemic and the fact that we’ve
had to shift online and adopt technology and organizational change in ways like never before and to go through all these social
upheavals, different in our respective cases, but profound in our case in issues of race and inequity … it’s
such a complicated time to navigate.” Levin
said he has seen more Stanford students concerned about how their careers and professional lives can serve a greater purpose.
They are increasingly asking what impact they can have on the world. “Going through a global crisis like this really causes you to focus hard on questions like that,”
said Levin, adding that the GSB is providing students with more opportunities to learn how to be effective leaders not just
on an organizational level, but in society-at-large. Similarly,
HKU has had to deal with ongoing political protests. Cai said that the university is the ideal place to provide an environment
to discuss pressing issues. He said he hopes that in the future, schools can also be proactive in how they cultivate a culture
of diverse perspectives. “I think universities
have a bigger responsibility in creating an environment and community where people can mutually respect each other. Here in
Hong Kong, people talk about academic freedom, especially in light of the national security law, but I believe the university
can do a lot in terms of building a solid foundation around certain principles and bringing people together from different
backgrounds.” Cai, Harrison and Levin
all emphasized the importance of international collaboration between the U.S. and China and the value that adds not just to
the economy, but to their college campuses as well. While
Chinese researchers have come under scrutiny in the U.S. recently, Levin said he is worried that “what should be a narrow
consideration about individual behavior has expanded to cast a broader shadow on Chinese students.” Levin emphasized the importance of having Chinese and international
students and how those diverse perspectives contribute to a thriving intellectual community. | this summary is based on SCEF - stanford china economic forum 2020 which has been moved from a real event
in shanghai to a monthly zoom 2020 Sessions – Stanford China Economic Forum ; first session in october featured stanford's president marc tessier-lavigne, stanford's dean of graduate school of business jonathan levine, hong kong uni dean of business school hongbin cai and dean of berkeley's school of business anne harrison 
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The Stanford China Economic
Forum brings together scholars, business leaders from a range of industries, and other change ... 00.14 john levin i'm the dean of stanford's graduate school of business and i'm delighted to welcome you to
the first event in this year's stanford china economic forum; the forum is usually an annual event that's
jointly
hosted at by stanford through the graduate school of business, the stanford institute for economic policy
research and the king center for global development and this year we've gone virtual for a series of events
this fall the forum was created to bring together scholars business and organizational
leaders
and policy makers to promote dialogue an open exchange of ideas and to foster collaboration on questions concerning the roles
that the united states and china play in the global economy as well as in areas such as innovation
education health and geopolitics this year with both of our countries are beset by the covid pandemic
and with heightened attention around issues of immigration, 01:27 national security and economic coupling
or decoupling the need for open dialogue is even greater and today's event around business and business education
will
touch on a number of those themes; to begin the program i'm delighted to introduce stanford's president
marc tessier-lavigne ... great well thank you so much dean levin- it's my pleasure to welcome all of you to this year's stanford
china economic forum - this is our third annual forum and it couldn't have come at a more important time this has been a
remarkable
and unpredictable year with huge implications for u.s china relations and for the societies and economies of
both countries although i wish we were all together in shanghai as we'd originally planned i'm glad that we're
able to meet virtually 02:25 the stanford china economic forum is critical
to advancing dialogue and collaboration between stanford and our partners in china
at
the challenging moment we currently face, this project is more urgent than ever; i'm grateful to all of you for joining
us to share your expertise and your insight into the critical issues facing our two countries today; i want
to spend just a few minutes discussing the state of u.s china relations and why ongoing engagement with
china is so important to stanford 02:55 now when we last convened this forum 12 months ago none of us could
have imagined the difficult year that lay ahead; in china the u.s and around the world covet 19 has affected
nearly every sector of society from healthcare and education to the economy and industry communities have
gone into lockdown, businesses have closed, education has gone online and global travel has slowed as we've contended
with
the virus 03:22 managing the pandemic has required international collaboration in public health
and
scientific research as Stanford researchers turned their attention to covid 19 this spring; knowledge from
china proved crucial to understanding the most effective strategies for containment and mitigation of the virus but despite
the benefits of cooperation we face rising tensions between our two countries over the pandemic, trade, immigration,
international
security and more. in higher education tensions have largely revolved around intellectual property concerns; this
was true even before the pandemic 04:01 policy makers are particularly concerned about the potential misappropriation
of intellectual property; universities have a responsibility to attend to these issues and we do
but
it's also essential that these concerns are handled in a way that preserves our ability to collaborate on important
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