Key Takeaways Dr. Fei-Fei Li is widely recognized as the “godmother of AI” due to her pioneering work in inventing the AI image dataset ImageNet.
Li said on a podcast recently that many young people she encounters overthink the small details when they decide on jobs.
She encouraged young people to focus on the fundamentals, like their passion and belief in a company, when deciding where to work.
Young professionals are making a common mistake by overthinking every detail when they decide on jobs, says the “godmother of AI.”
Dr. Fei-Fei Li, a Stanford computer science professor, is widely regarded as the godmother of AI due to her pioneering work in inventing the AI image dataset ImageNet. Li started developing ImageNet in 2006 based on the idea that teaching machines to recognize images would require large amounts of data. The ImageNet database now holds more than 14 million annotated images and has been used to train countless computer vision models.
On an episode of Lenny’s Podcast released on Sunday, Li said that many young people she encounters “think about every single aspect of an equation when they decide on jobs.” These early-career professionals get trapped in the small details of a job instead of making decisions based on their passion and belief in a company.
“Sometimes I do want to encourage young people to focus on what’s important,” Li said on the podcast.
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She said that she sees young people “overfocusing on every minute decision” instead of letting themselves be guided by the answers to more fundamental questions, like “Where’s your passion? Do you align with the mission? Do you believe and have faith in this team?”
Dr. Fei-Fei Li. Photo by Yui Mok – Pool/Getty Images
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