Fei-Fei Li
TL;DR Fei-Fei Li is a leading AI researcher whose work in computer vision and human-centered AI has shaped how machines understand images and how society develops ethical artificial intelligence.
Fei-Fei Li by Sora
Fei-Fei Li is a computer scientist and professor recognized for her influential contributions to computer vision and responsible AI. Born in 1976 in Beijing, she moved to the United States as a teenager and later earned her undergraduate degree in physics from Princeton. She completed her PhD in electrical engineering at Caltech, focusing on how computers can learn to interpret visual information.
Her research and leadership helped transform computer vision from a specialized research area into a widely deployed technology. In 2009, she joined Stanford University, where she eventually became Director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab. During a sabbatical, she served as Vice President and Chief Scientist of AI and Machine Learning at Google Cloud. She later co-founded the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, promoting the development of AI that benefits society and aligns with human values.
Fei-Fei believes that AI should be built not just to mimic intelligence, but to uplift and empower people. Her work continues to influence how industry, academia, and governments integrate ethics, inclusivity, and transparency into AI development.
Co-created ImageNet, the large-scale dataset that accelerated breakthroughs in modern computer vision
Director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab, leading one of the top AI research groups
Co-founder of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Served as Vice President and Chief Scientist of AI and Machine Learning at Google Cloud
Co-founder of AI4ALL, a non-profit promoting diversity and inclusion in AI
Published influential research in deep learning, visual recognition, and ethical AI development
