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description: Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is the Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures and President of Sinovation Ventures Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sinovation Ventures managing US$1.7 billion dual currency investment funds is a leading venture capital firm focusing on developing the next generation of Chinese high-tech companies. Prior to founding Sinovation in 2009 Dr. Lee was the President of Google China. Previously he held executive positions at Microsoft SGI and Apple. Dr. Lee received his Bachelor degree from Computer Science from Columbia University Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University as well as Honorary Doctorate Degrees from both Carnegie Mellon and the City University of Hong Kong. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Lee is the author of seven best selling books in Chinese launching new book AI Superpowers (www.aisuperpowers.com/) internationally in fall 2018 and has over 50 million followers on social media. In the field of artificial intelligence Dr. Lee founded Microsoft Research China which was named as the hottest research lab by MIT Technology Review. Later renamed Microsoft Research Asia this institute trained the great majority of AI leaders in China including CTOs or AI heads at Baidu Tencent Alibaba Lenovo Huawei and Haier. While with Apple Dr. Lee led AI projects in speech and natural language which have been featured on Good Morning America on ABC Television and the front page of Wall Street Journal. He has authored 10 U.S. patents and more than 100 journal and conference papers. Altogether Dr. Lee has been in artificial intelligence research development and investment for more than 30 years.
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title: My Journey into AI: The Story Behind the Man Who Helped Launch 5 A.I. Companies Worth $25 Billion
publisher: Cranberry Press