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CBS 60 Minutes – Have you ever heard of Kai-Fu Lee? His goal is to make China the dominant power in artificial intelligence – Why absolutely everyone should be concerned about facial recognition

July 15, 2019 /

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“I believe it’s going to change the world more than anything in the history of mankind. More than electricity. In 15 years, it’s going to displace about 40 percent of the jobs in the world.” Kai-Fu Lee

Kai-Fu Lee: These are the entrepreneurs that we have funded.

He’s funded 140 AI start-ups.

Kai-Fu Lee: We have about ten billion-dollar-companies here.

Scott Pelley: Ten, $1 billion-companies that you funded?

Kai-Fu Lee: Yes, including a few $10 billion-companies.

Scott Pelley reports on the developments in artificial intelligence brought about by venture capitalist Kai-Fu Lee’s investments and China’s effort to dominate the AI field

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-ai-facial-and-emotional-recognition-how-kai-fu-lee-is-advancing-artificial-intelligence-2019-07-14/

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