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Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Dr. Fei-Fei Li@dr-fei-fei-li

In 2016, major tech companies were avoiding the term "AI" in their marketing — worried it was a dirty word. By 2017, everyone wanted to be an "AI company." By 2025, you couldn't not be one. We went from stigma to mandate in under a decade.

Jan 16Jan 16, 2026source