Stoica: Over 60% of UC Berkeley PhD applicants apply for AI
Ion Stoica · a16z Podcast | A New Lab Rises · Jan 2, 2019 · at 18:44
Ion Stoica, UC Berkeley computer science professor and Databricks co-founder, discusses the massive surge in artificial intelligence research interest among graduate applicants.
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“When you look at the PhD students who applied to Berkeley, PhD applicants. It turns out that well over 60% are applying for AI.”
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