By Jared Perlo
Publication Date: 2025-12-27 11:00:00
NEW YORK — When Andrew Ng talks about AI, people listen — in classrooms, boardrooms and Silicon Valley.
The researcher-turned-educator-turned-investor has become something of an AI statesman. He co-founded Google Brain, which became part of Google’s flagship DeepMind division, which today makes some of the world’s best AI systems, and served as chief scientist at Chinese tech giant Baidu.
In today’s influencer-obsessed information landscape, Ng’s biggest claim to fame may be his reputation as a “Top Voice” on LinkedIn, an honor the platform bestows on a few hand-picked experts with over 2.3 million followers.
Armed with decades of AI experience, Ng says he is still aware of AI’s capabilities. “The difficult thing about AI is that it’s amazing, but it’s also very limited,” Ng told NBC News in an interview on the sidelines of his AI Developers Conference in November. “And understanding that balance between amazingness and limitation is…
