Peter Norvig
Director of Research at Google | Pioneering AI & Machine Learning
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Peter Norvig is the Director of Research at Google, where he oversees the company's core machine learning and artificial intelligence research. An acclaimed author, he co-wrote the textbook 'Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach', the leading AI textbook used in universities worldwide.
Norvig previously served as NASA's Chief Scientist and was the head of the Computational Sciences Division at NASA Ames Research Center. His groundbreaking work in natural language processing and machine learning has transformed how computers understand and interact with humans.
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The 100,000-student classroom
In the fall of 2011 Peter Norvig taught a class with Sebastian Thrun on artificial intelligence at Stanford attended by 175 students in situ -- and over 100,000 via an interactive webcast. He shares what he learned about teaching to a global classroom.
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