Growing up to become a world-class AI expert (Practical AI #36)

While at the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference 2019 in Silicon Valley, Chris enjoyed an inspiring conversation with Anima Anandkumar. Clearly a role model - not only for women - but for anyone in the world of AI, Anima relayed how her lifelong passion for mathematics and engineering started when she was only 3 years old in India, and ultimately led to her pioneering deep learning research at Amazon Web Services, CalTech, and NVIDIA.

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Featuring:

• Anima Anandkumar – Website, LinkedIn, X
• Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X

Show Notes:

• Anima Anandkumar on Wikipedia
• NVIDIA GTC Speaker
• NVIDIA GTC Presentation: Role of Tensors in Machine Learning
• NVIDIA GTC Presentation: Infusing Physics into Deep Learning Algorithms with Applications to Stable Landing of Drones
• CalTech CMS TensorLab
• Google Scholar

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