# [[👤Andrew Ng]] - [[Artificial Intelligence]] - [[👤Andrew Ng]] *** 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/