Generative Now | AI Builders on Creating the Future

Dr. Olga Russakovsky: Shaping the Next Generation of AI Leaders


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Dr. Olga Russakovsky, Computer Science at Princeton University, joins Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano to discuss what the next generation of AI talent is learning and where she expects to find the next big innovation in artificial intelligence. 

From her research in computer vision and human-computer interaction to her work in fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI, Dr. Russakovsky has earned many awards, including the MIT Technology Review’s 35-under-35 Innovator award and the Foreign Policy Magazine’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers award. Dr. Russakovsky is also the co-founder and Board Chair of AI4ALL, a nonprofit that aims to increase the diversity of thought in Artificial Intelligence. 


  • Episode Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction and Guest Overview

  • 01:17 Olga's Career Journey

  • 02:30 Understanding Computer Vision

  • 04:43 Generative AI and Computer Vision

  • 06:36 Interdisciplinary AI Research

  • 15:00 AI4All: Diversity of Thought 

  • 17:44 Challenges and Bias in AI

  • 30:01 Future of AI and Data

  • 40:08 ImageNET

  • 43:38 Closing Thoughts


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