{"id":12063,"date":"2025-12-09T20:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/dr-fei-fei-li-the-godmother-of-ai-asking-audacious-questions-civilizational-technology-and-finding-your-north-star-839\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T20:17:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:17:01","slug":"dr-fei-fei-li-the-godmother-of-ai-asking-audacious-questions-civilizational-technology-and-finding-your-north-star-839","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/dr-fei-fei-li-the-godmother-of-ai-asking-audacious-questions-civilizational-technology-and-finding-your-north-star-839\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI \u2014 Asking Audacious Questions, Civilizational Technology, and Finding Your North Star (#839)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI \u2014 Asking Audacious Questions &amp; Finding Your North Star\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z1g1kkA1M-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Dr. Fei-Fei Li<\/strong> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/drfeifei\">@drfeifei<\/a>) is the inaugural Sequoia Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University, a founding co-director of Stanford\u2019s Human-Centered AI Institute, and the co-founder and CEO of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldlabs.ai\/\"><strong>World Labs<\/strong><\/a>, a generative AI company focusing on Spatial Intelligence. Dr. Li served as the director of Stanford\u2019s AI Lab from 2013 to 2018. She was vice president at Google and Chief Scientist of AI\/ML at Google Cloud during her sabbatical from Stanford in 2017\/2018. <\/p>\n<p>She has served as a board member or advisor in various public and private companies and at the White House and United Nations.\u00a0Dr. Li earned her BA in physics from Princeton in 1999 and her PhD in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 2005. She is the author of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Worlds-See-Curiosity-Exploration-Discovery\/dp\/1250898102\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\"><strong><em>The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, her memoir and one of Barack Obama\u2019s recommended books on AI and a <em>Financial Times<\/em> best book of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>Dr. Fei-Fei Li, The Godmother of AI \u2014 Asking Audacious Questions, Civilizational Technology, and Finding Your North Star<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/1988c19d-6f49-4611-9f65-827c9d219624\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional podcast platforms<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Listen to this episode on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/839-dr-fei-fei-li-the-godmother-of-ai-asking\/id863897795?i=1000740493162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3LPGkTPYPEmDbTDnP8xiJf?si=oDpQ5gHWTveWP54CNvde2A\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+AAKebtP7xqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1059468?country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Castbox<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLuu6fDad2eJyWPm9dQfuorm2uuYHBZDCB\">YouTube Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9814f3cc-1dc5-4003-b816-44a8eb6bf666\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/podcast\/The-Tim-Ferriss-Show\/B08K58QX5W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audible<\/a>, or on your favorite podcast platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transcripts<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect with <strong>Dr. Fei-Fei L<\/strong>i:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldlabs.ai\/\">World Labs<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/drfeifei.substack.com\/\">Substack<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/fei-fei-li-4541247\">LinkedIn<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Books, Articles &amp; Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>People &amp; Scientists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Universities, Schools &amp; Educational Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Institutions, Organizations &amp; Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AI, Computer Science &amp; Data Concepts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tools, Platforms, Models &amp; Products<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parenting, Sociology &amp; Culture Concepts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous Technical &amp; Historical Items<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seed.com\/tim\">Seed\u2019s DS-01 Daily Synbiotic<\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong>Seed\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seed.com\/tim\">DS-01<\/a> was recommended to me months ago by a PhD microbiologist, so I started using it well before their team ever reached out to me. 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