$ Fei‑Fei Li

1976–
Computer vision, AI democratization

Created ImageNet and co-led ILSVRC, catalyzing deep learning breakthroughs in vision; co-founded AI4ALL; co-directs Stanford HAI; advocate for human-centered AI.

computer visionImageNetdeep learningAI4ALLStanford HAI

$ contributions

  • Initiated the ImageNet dataset and the ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge (ILSVRC)
  • Enabled representation learning breakthroughs that transformed computer vision
  • Advanced large-scale dataset design, labeling pipelines, and evaluation for vision
  • Co-founded AI4ALL to broaden participation of underrepresented groups in AI
  • Leadership in human-centered AI as co-director of Stanford HAI

$ awards

  • ACM Fellow (2018)
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering (2020)
  • Member, National Academy of Medicine (2020)
  • American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2021)
“There’s nothing artificial about AI. It’s inspired by people, created by people, and most importantly it has to benefit people.”