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Fei-Fei Li

What Fei-Fei Li thinks about education

@fei-fei-li · 38 positions · 0 changes of mind

Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford, co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, and co-founder and CEO of World Labs.

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5 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Fei-Fei Li has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingIt would be dangerous for a few people from industry to set the rules for AI, because market forces are not societal norms.

    Their wordsWhat I would not like to see is one person or or a few people coming from industry and telling everybody what to do. I think that would be dangerous because market forces are different from uh societal norms and culture and heritage are different from uh education and ethics and and these are multistakeholder problems to solve together.

    ↗Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Liyoutube.com 14th of 21 in this recording

  3. Our readingLearning takes time, effort and sometimes pain, and no tool changes that, because that is how the brain is built.

    Their wordsLearning fundamentally respecting the hardware you're talking about takes time, takes effort, sometimes takes some pain. That is just how our brain is.

    ↗Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Liyoutube.com 16th of 21 in this recording

  5. Our readingDenying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away.

    Their wordsThe other kind of danger is in the name of agency and and uh and motivation the tools are denied to our students because we're worried you cheat or worry you only got your answer from Chad GBT. That is very bad as well

    ↗Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Liyoutube.com 17th of 21 in this recording

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  7. Our readingPrompting should be taught in schools from kindergarten onwards, as a matter of public education.

    Their wordsThis is why public education is so important. This is why education is so important. I would love to see our schools K12 teaching prompting.

    ↗Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Liyoutube.com 18th of 21 in this recording

  9. Our readingTeachers are the most important people in society and the ones the AI industry has most completely forgotten.

    Their wordsThey are the most important people in our society. We should be talking to them. We should be uplifting them. We should be supporting them. We should be providing resources to them.

    ↗Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Liyoutube.com 21st of 21 in this recording