# [[👤Andrew Ng]]
- [[Artificial Intelligence]]
- [[👤Andrew Ng]]
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Andrew Ng is a prominent figure in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Here are some key points about his background and contributions:
1. Education and Early Career:
- Born in 1976 in London to parents from Hong Kong
- Earned degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, MIT, and UC Berkeley
- Became a professor at Stanford University in 2002
2. Academic Contributions:
- Pioneered work in deep learning and machine learning
- Published over 200 research papers in AI and related fields
- Developed one of the world's most advanced autonomous helicopters using reinforcement learning
3. Industry Impact:
- Founded and led Google Brain from 2011-2012
- Served as Chief Scientist at Baidu from 2014-2017, leading their AI group
- Founded multiple AI companies including Landing AI and deeplearning.ai
4. Online Education:
- Co-founded Coursera in 2012, one of the largest MOOC platforms
- His Machine Learning course on Coursera has been taken by millions of students
- Founded DeepLearning.AI to provide AI education globally
5. Current Roles:
- Founder and CEO of Landing AI
- Managing General Partner at AI Fund
- Adjunct Professor at Stanford University
6. Vision and Philosophy:
- Advocates for the democratization of AI education and technology
- Believes in AI's potential to solve global challenges but is cautious about AGI predictions
- Focuses on practical applications of AI in various industries
7. Recognition:
- Named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in AI in 2023
- Listed as a "pioneer" in Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in 2013
Andrew Ng continues to be a leading voice in AI development, education, and application, with a focus on making AI accessible and beneficial to people worldwide.
Citations:
[1] https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E5%90%B4%E6%81%A9%E8%BE%BE
[2] https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewyng
[3] https://twitter.com/andrewyng
[4] https://www.andrewng.org
[5] https://www.deeplearning.ai
[6] https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=mG4imMEAAAAJ
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ng
[8] https://www.coursera.org/learn/ai-for-everyone
[9] https://www.coursera.org/instructor/andrewng
[10] https://aifund.ai/team-member/andrew-ng/
[11] https://hai.stanford.edu/people/andrew-ng
[12] https://www.andrewng.org/about/
[13] https://www.historyofdatascience.com/andrew-ng-artificial-intelligence-for-all/
[14] https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/6310614/andrew-ng/