Fei-Fei Li’s presentation at the Computer History Museum really opened my eyes to the world of artificial intelligence, especially with her work on ImageNet. One major takeaway was how important data is for AI. ImageNet is a huge collection of labeled images that helped train machine learning models, leading to big advances in how computers understand images. This shows that having the right data can make a huge difference in what AI can do.

Her emphasis on making AI ethical and human-centered also caught my attention. FeiFei highlights that although AI is capable of amazing things,, it should be designed with people in mind. It involves more than just automating work; it also involves enhancing lifestyles and meeting societal demands. This message really resonates with me as I think about how I design interactive experiences.

Here are some ways her insights will influence my practice in interaction design:

  1. Value of data: Knowing the importance of data makes it clear to me that inclusive and varied data is needed to power AI systems.
  2. Human-centered Approach:  Fei-Fei Li’s emphasis on empathy serves as a helpful reminder to me to design with users in mind. My goal is to make sure that AI technologies improve user experience instead of making it more difficult.
  3. Long-term Impact: Her call to consider the societal effects of AI reminds me that my design choices have consequences. When I design interactive experiences, I have to consider things like privacy and equity to make sure that everyone benefits from it.