Fei-Fei Li, known as the “Godmother of AI,” is one of the pioneering researchers in the field of spatial intelligence. A professor of computer science at Stanford University, she invented ImageNet, which is today widely regarded as one of the driving forces behind the development of modern AI and the deep learning revolution.

For Only in America, Li speaks with world-renowned historian Stephen Kotkin about her educational journey and how it shaped her path to computer science and entrepreneurship. Drawing from her experience as co-founder and CEO of World Labs, she explains how “world models” will extend the promise of generative artificial intelligence to new and consequential domains.

Li and Kotkin also discuss the importance of truth-seeking and civic responsibility; the role of curiosity in science; and how the United States can best prepare to meet the transformative potential of artificial intelligence.

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Mary Barra is Chair and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors. She was elected Chair of the GM Board of Directors in 2016 and has served as CEO of GM since 2014. Under Barra’s leadership, GM is innovating and executing with agility to deliver customers vehicles they love. She’s focused on strengthening GM’s ability to provide transformative technologies such as electrification, software, and personal autonomous driving.

Prior to becoming CEO, Barra served at GM in roles including executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain, and as senior vice president, Global Product Development. Barra began her career with GM in 1980 as a General Motors Institute (Kettering University) co-op student at the Pontiac Motor Division. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1985, followed by a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1990.

Barra serves on the Board of Directors of the Business Roundtable, the Walt Disney Company, the Duke University Board of Trustees, and the Detroit Economic Club.

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Tom Siebel, founder and CEO of C3 AI, joins Condoleezza Rice for a wide-ranging conversation on innovation, resilience, and the enduring promise of the American experiment. Siebel recounts how his time as a history student at the University of Illinois shaped his entrepreneurial instincts as well as the calculated risks he took to launch one of Silicon Valley's most influential enterprise software companies. He explains why America's education system, commitment to liberty, and culture of opportunity remain the foundation of its success.

Rice and Siebel explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, from increasing the efficiency of government services to democratizing lifesaving and productivity-enhancing practical knowledge. Siebel also discusses what two serious personal hardships—a harrowing elephant attack and the sudden loss of his vision—have taught him about resilience and reinvention.

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