Peter Norvig
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Thanks for having me.
Thanks for having me.
Yeah, so I've been in a lot of places.
Yeah, so I've been in a lot of places.
I'm a AI hipster.
I'm a AI hipster.
I was doing it before it was cool.
I was doing it before it was cool.
Started out, you know, got interested in it as a subject in the 1980s.
Started out, you know, got interested in it as a subject in the 1980s.
And at that time, really the only way to pursue it was through academics.
And at that time, really the only way to pursue it was through academics.
So got my PhD.
So got my PhD.
And it was sort of the assumption back then that you get a PhD, you're going to go be a professor.
And it was sort of the assumption back then that you get a PhD, you're going to go be a professor.
There was much less back and forth between academics and industry than there is today.
There was much less back and forth between academics and industry than there is today.
So that's the path I took.
So that's the path I took.