The Worlds I See Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI

Hi, Cara and Scott. This is Fei-Fei Li. I'm a Sequoia professor of computer science at Stanford, then co-director of Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and the author of the book, The World's I See.

My prediction for AI in 2024 is that the technology will continue to deepen and widen with a very impressive speed. We're going to see more multimodal large models beyond language into the domain of perception and world modeling. We will also see AI continue to create a lot of discussion among the public and policymakers as we experience the messy impact of AI in our society, in our industry.

It's called The Worlds I See.

The book is the coming of age of a young scientist. I experienced the world of science in different stages, but also the world as an immigrant, and learning to be a human.

I hope you read my book, The Worlds I See, because the book is written to young people, for young people. It's a coming of age of a scientist and the true theme of the book is finding your North Star, finding your passion and believing in that against all odds.

The book is written to help young people discover their passion and pursue their North Star, which is the core of entrepreneurship.

It's quite an honor. I even for someone who has been working in this field for decades, this feels like an inflection moment.

I worry, however, the enthusiasm for AI is preventing us from reckoning with its looming effects on society.

Despite its name, there's nothing artificial about this technology. It was made by humans intended to behave like humans and affect humans. So we want to play a positive role in tomorrow's world. It must be guided by human concerns.

I still feel this is going to be a continued and uphill battle. But it's a battle worth fighting.

One of my current biggest concern is the extreme imbalance asymmetry of lack of public sector investment in this technology.