If we can make computers more intelligent - and I want to be careful of AI hype - and understand the world and the environment better, it can make life so much better for many of us. Just as the Industrial Revolution freed up a lot of humanity from physical drudgery I think AI has the potential to free up humanity from a lot of the mental drudgery.

Andrew Ng

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No one knows what the right algorithm is, but it gives us hope that if we can discover some crude approximation of whatever this algorithm is and implement it on a computer, that can help us make a lot of progress.

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Imagine if your success in life is determined only by your guts, your hard work, and your willpower, and not by the wealth of your parents. I think it'll be a much more interesting world. I think this could change the way the planet is run.

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If you show a poetry professor your shiny new multiple choice teaching technology, he will invite you to exit his office.

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Deep-learning will transform every single industry. Healthcare and transportation will be transformed by deep-learning. I want to live in an AI-powered society. When anyone goes to see a doctor, I want AI to help that doctor provide higher quality and lower cost medical service. I want every five-year-old to have a personalised tutor.

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We can build a much brighter future where humans are relieved of... by Andrew Ng

We can build a much brighter future where humans are relieved of menial work using AI capabilities.

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It is difficult to think of a major industry that AI will not transform. This includes healthcare, education, transportation, retail, communications, and agriculture. There are surprisingly clear paths for AI to make a big difference in all of these industries.

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Education is not about thinning the herd. Education is about help... by Andrew Ng

Education is not about thinning the herd. Education is about helping every student succeed.

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AI is creating tremendous economic value today. by Andrew Ng

AI is creating tremendous economic value today.

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If you have a lot of data and you want to create value from that data, one of the things you might consider is building up an AI team.

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Elon Musk is worried about AI apocalypse, but I am worried about people losing their jobs. The society will have to adapt to a situation where people learn throughout their lives depending on the skills needed in the marketplace.

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The true value proposition of education is employment. by Andrew Ng

The true value proposition of education is employment.

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Education is one of the industry categories with a big potential for AI. And Coursera is already doing some of this work.

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I think that AI will lead to a low cost and better quality life for millions of people. Like electricity, it's a possibility to build a wonderful society. Also, right now, I don't see a clear path for AI to surpass human-level intelligence.

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Every company has messy data, and even the best of AI companies are not fully satisfied with their data. If you have data, it is probably a good idea to get an AI team to have a look at it and give feedback. This can develop into a positive feedback loop for both the IT and AI teams in any company.

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The most trusted way to keep moving up that value chain is to keep investing in individuals - to help them grow in knowledge and skills. Education is hard. It takes individuals to do the hard work.

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It takes a government to set up public-private partnerships and develop university programmes. I think this is the best path for India, given the rapid progress the country has already made and given the rapid progress we all hope India will continue to make.

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Beyond helping other people build AI systems with Deeplearning.ai, I also hope to build some AI systems myself!

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I thought the best place to advance the AI mission is at Baidu. by Andrew Ng

I thought the best place to advance the AI mission is at Baidu.

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AI has been making tremendous progress in machine translation, self-driving cars, etc. Basically, all the progress I see is in specialised intelligence. It might be hundreds or thousands of years or, if there is an unexpected breakthrough, decades.

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We're making this analogy that AI is the new electricity. Electricity transformed industries: agriculture, transportation, communication, manufacturing.

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