Here is a list of some influential people in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) who were active and widely recognized at this time. Please note that the landscape of AI experts is changing at the speed of thought, and there may be new influential figures who gain prominence on an ongoing basis. Here are 20 notable AI experts to consider following for insights, research, and updates:
Andrew Ng: Co-founder of Google Brain, founder of deeplearning.ai, and a prominent AI educator.
Yann LeCun: A key figure in deep learning, known for his work on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and his role at Facebook AI Research (FAIR).
Fei-Fei Li: Former Chief Scientist of AI/ML at Google Cloud, co-director of the Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute.
Geoffrey Hinton: Considered one of the “fathers of deep learning,” known for his contributions to neural networks and AI research.
Demis Hassabis: Co-founder and CEO of DeepMind, a company at the forefront of AI research.
Sergey Levine: A researcher in robotics and reinforcement learning, known for work at UC Berkeley and Google.
Karen Hao: An AI journalist and senior AI reporter at MIT Technology Review, covering AI’s impact on society.
Ilya Sutskever: Co-founder of OpenAI and known for contributions to deep learning and neural networks.
Kai-Fu Lee: A leading AI investor, researcher, and author, focusing on AI’s impact on society and the job market.
François Chollet: Creator of the Keras deep learning framework and AI researcher at Google.
Kate Crawford: A researcher studying the social implications of AI and co-founder of the AI Now Institute.
Ian Goodfellow: Inventor of generative adversarial networks (GANs), a significant advancement in AI.
Pieter Abbeel: An expert in robotics and reinforcement learning, known for his work at UC Berkeley.
Hilary Mason: A data scientist and AI researcher, co-founder of Fast Forward Labs and Data Scientist in Residence at Accel.
Daphne Koller: A professor at Stanford and co-founder of Coursera, focusing on probabilistic graphical models and machine learning.
Anima Anandkumar: A machine learning researcher, director of ML research at NVIDIA, and a professor at Caltech.
Timnit Gebru: Known for her work on ethics in AI and her contributions to the fairness and accountability of AI systems.
Richard Socher: Co-founder of MetaMind (acquired by Salesforce), working on natural language processing and AI research.
Cynthia Breazeal: A pioneer in social robotics and founder of Jibo, Inc., focused on human-robot interaction.
Denny Britz: A deep learning and NLP researcher, known for his educational resources and work at Google.
Remember that the AI field is dynamic, and there are many more experts contributing to its development. Following these individuals can provide valuable insights into AI research, applications, and ethical considerations.
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