Qi Lu: The core essence of AI is rapid, efficient knowledge acquisition
Qi Lu · Cindy Mi and Qi Lu Share Advice for Entrepreneurs Building Global Companies · Y Combinator · Jan 16, 2019 · at 51:17
Qi Lu (former Microsoft and Baidu executive, CEO of YC China) explains his mental model of artificial intelligence to VIPKID CEO Cindy Mi.
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“My view on this is AI is about a rapidly efficient way of acquiring knowledge. We can use sensors, cameras whatever sensors, to observe a phenomena, and use deep learning, machine learning, some techniques to rapidly distill into self-knowledge.”
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