Machine Learning and Speech Recognition with Kai-Fu Lee

Tom meets with Kai-Fu Lee, a pioneer in using machine learning to significantly advance speech recognition.

Kai-Fu, former president of Google China and now Chairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI, has led speech, machine learning and AI efforts at several top firms, and is now one of the top AI venture capitalists in China.

Creators and Guests

Host

Tom Mitchell

Tom Mitchell is the University Founders Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, a Digital Fellow at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, and the author of Machine Learning, a foundational textbook on the subject.

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Guest

Kai-Fu Lee

Chairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI

Producer

Matty Smith

Writer/director/editor from Los Angeles, with experience writing and directing scripted television and national commercials. Mixed media producer with hands-on experience in all areas of production.

What is Machine Learning: How Did We Get Here??

Tom Mitchell literally wrote the book on machine learning. In this series of candid conversations with his fellow pioneers, Tom traces the history of the field through the people who built it. Behind the tech are stories of passion, curiosity, and humanity.

Tom Mitchell is the University Founders Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, a Digital Fellow at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, and the author of Machine Learning, a foundational textbook on the subject. This podcast is produced by the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.