Welcome!One of the most amazing things I've ever done in my life is to teach a class to 160,000 students. In the Fall of 2011, Peter Norvig and I decided to offer our class "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence" to the world online, free of charge. We spent endless nights recording ourselves on video, and interacting with tens of thousands of students. Volunteer students translated some of our classes into over 40 languages; and in the end we graduated over 23,000 students from 190 countries. In fact, Peter and I taught more students AI, than all AI professors in the world combined. This one class had more educational impact than my entire career. Just watch this video.Now that I have seen the true power of education, there is no turning back. It's like a drug. I've just peeked through a window into an entire new world, and I am determined to help bring education to everyone out there.
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There is a misrepresentation about my tenure situation that
I'd like to correct. I did on my own volition resign from my full
tenured position, effective April 1, 2011. However, this was primarily
to continue my employment with Google, and it predates my online
classes. Stanford has generously appointed me as a research professor
without tenure, which means I remain a voting member of the Academic
Council. I continue to advise students and help the department with
administrative issues. And in all clarity: Stanford is an amazing
place!!! I love Stanford.
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