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Fei-Fei Li
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  Fei-Fei Li, 2024 Li is known for her work in artificial intelligence (AI), specifically in computer vision technology. (more) Fei-Fei Li Chinese-American computer scientist Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fei-Fei-Li Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional Information Other Your Feedback Submit Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

  External Websites Ask the Chatbot a Question Written by Laura Payne Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics. She is a former Wayne State University linguistics instructor. Laura Payne Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Mar 26, 2025 • Article History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot Quick Facts Born: July 3, 1976, Beijing, China (Show more) { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type" : "Question", "name" : " Why is Fei-Fei Li known as the u201CGodmother of AIu201D? ", "acceptedAnswer" : { "@type" : "Answer", "text" : "Fei-Fei Li is known as the u201CGodmother of AIu201D for her groundbreaking work in computer vision, which serves as a foundation for many image-recognition AI systems." } } , { "@type" : "Question", "name" : " What is ImageNet and why is it significant? ", "acceptedAnswer" : { "@type" : "Answer", "text" : "ImageNet is a large-scale, hierarchical image database created by Fei-Fei Li and her team. It contains nearly 15 million images and has been crucial to the development of AI image-recognition systems." } } , { "@type" : "Question", "name" : " What is AI4ALL and what is its mission? ", "acceptedAnswer" : { "@type" : "Answer", "text" : "AI4ALL is a nonprofit group cofounded by Fei-Fei Li in 2017 to promote inclusivity in AI education. It offers AI courses to high school students to encourage women and minorities to consider careers in computer science." } } , { "@type" : "Question", "name" : " What are some of Fei-Fei Liu2019s notable awards and honors? ", "acceptedAnswer" : { "@type" : "Answer", "text" : "Fei-Fei Li has received several awards, including the Kusaka Memorial Prize in Physics and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Caltech, as well as Time AI100 recognition. She also received the Woodrow Wilson Award from Princeton University." } } ] } Top Questions Why is Fei-Fei Li known as the “Godmother of AI”? Fei-Fei Li is known as the “Godmother of AI” for her groundbreaking work in computer vision, which serves as a foundation for many image-recognition AI systems.

  What is ImageNet and why is it significant? ImageNet is a large-scale, hierarchical image database created by Fei-Fei Li and her team. It contains nearly 15 million images and has been crucial to the development of AI image-recognition systems.

  What is AI4ALL and what is its mission? AI4ALL is a nonprofit group cofounded by Fei-Fei Li in 2017 to promote inclusivity in AI education. It offers AI courses to high school students to encourage women and minorities to consider careers in computer science.

  What are some of Fei-Fei Li’s notable awards and honors? Fei-Fei Li has received several awards, including the Kusaka Memorial Prize in Physics and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Caltech, as well as Time AI100 recognition. She also received the Woodrow Wilson Award from Princeton University.

  Fei-Fei Li (born July 3, 1976, Beijing, China) is a Chinese American computer scientist widely known as the “Godmother of AI” for her groundbreaking work in computer vision, which serves as a foundation for many image-recognition artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Li was born to Kuang Ying, a secondary-school teacher, and Li Sun, a computer department employee at a chemical factory. She was raised in Chengdu, in Sichuan. As a child Li excelled at school and outperformed the boys in her classes, which teachers viewed as improper. When Li was 12, her father emigrated to the U.S. To ensure that Li ...(100 of 807 words)

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