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Godmother of AI: In 10 Years There Will Be Only 2 Kinds of Workers | Fei-Fei Li

๐Ÿ“Œ How the Internet of Cognition can transform outcomes in 5 real-world use cases: - Read Scaling Out Superintelligence https://outshift.cisco.com/internet-of-cognition/whitepaper?utm_campaign=fy26q4_ioc_ww_paid-media_ioc-svg-wp_podcast&utm_channel=podcast&utm_source=podcast - Try Internet of Cognition Interactive Demo https://outshift.cisco.com/internet-of-cognition/explore?utm_campaign=fy26q4_ioc_ww_paid-media_ioc-svg-explore_podcast&utm_channel=podcast&utm_source=podcast - And visit https://outshift.cisco.com/?utm_campaign=fy26q4_ioc_ww_paid-media_ioc-svg-outshift_podcast&utm_channel=podcast&utm_source=podcast to Learn More Dr. Fei-Fei Li built ImageNet, the dataset that set off the deep learning revolution. Now she runs World Labs, where she just raised $1 billion to teach AI something it still can't do: understand physical space. She sat down with me and David Rogier, CEO of Masterclass, who codes his own work tools now instead of buying software (his to-do app auto-deletes anything that sits on the list longer than a day and a half). We get into what AI can already do and what it still can't, why the two loudest takes on AI โ€” that it'll save the world, and that it'll take all the jobs โ€” are both wrong, and what your kids' schooling and your own career actually look like in 10 years. Plus the one thing Fei-Fei and David both say matters more than which tools you use.Feeling behind on AI and don't know where to start? Start here. *Timestamps:* 00:00 โ€” Intro 04:47 โ€” David's CEO playbook 08:57 โ€” If the cost of intelligence goes to zero, what happens to your career? 12:38 โ€” Mass layoff headlines vs. reality: what's actually driving AI fear 16:23 โ€” What AI can and can't do right now 21:23 โ€” What does a company look like in 10 years? 25:25 โ€” The barbell effect: specialist vs. high-agency generalist 28:39 โ€” The tools that actually changed how Fei-Fei Li works 31:11 โ€” What is spatial intelligence 39:10 โ€” How to build agency in yourself 45:52 โ€” The easiest way to start with AI if you feel completely lost *Links:* ๐Ÿ“ฉ Follow my Future-Proof Newsletter: https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=Fei-Fei ๐Ÿ”— My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ๐Ÿ“Œ My Companies & Products: https://partnerships.marinamogilko.co #ai #podcast #siliconvalleygirl

Marina MogilkohostDr. Fei-Fei LiguestDavid Rogierguest
Jun 19, 202649mWatch on YouTube โ†—

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Released
June 19, 2026
Duration
49m
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Silicon Valley Girl
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

๐Ÿ“Œ How the Internet of Cognition can transform outcomes in 5 real-world use cases:

โ€ข And visit https://outshift.cisco.com/?utm_campaign=fy26q4_ioc_ww_paid-media_ioc-svg-outshift_podcast&utm_channel=podcast&utm_source=podcast to Learn More Dr. Fei-Fei Li built ImageNet, the dataset that set off the deep learning revolution. Now she runs World Labs, where she just raised $1 billion to teach AI something it still can't do: understand physical space. She sat down with me and David Rogier, CEO of Masterclass, who codes his own work tools now instead of buying software (his to-do app auto-deletes anything that sits on the list longer than a day and a half). We get into what AI can already do and what it still can't, why the two loudest takes on AI โ€” that it'll save the world, and that it'll take all the jobs โ€” are both wrong, and what your kids' schooling and your own career actually look like in 10 years. Plus the one thing Fei-Fei and David both say matters more than which tools you use.Feeling behind on AI and don't know where to start? Start here. *Timestamps:* 00:00 โ€” Intro 04:47 โ€” David's CEO playbook 08:57 โ€” If the cost of intelligence goes to zero, what happens to your career? 12:38 โ€” Mass layoff headlines vs. reality: what's actually driving AI fear 16:23 โ€” What AI can and can't do right now 21:23 โ€” What does a company look like in 10 years? 25:25 โ€” The barbell effect: specialist vs. high-agency generalist 28:39 โ€” The tools that actually changed how Fei-Fei Li works 31:11 โ€” What is spatial intelligence 39:10 โ€” How to build agency in yourself 45:52 โ€” The easiest way to start with AI if you feel completely lost *Links:* ๐Ÿ“ฉ Follow my Future-Proof Newsletter: https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=Fei-Fei ๐Ÿ”— My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ๐Ÿ“Œ My Companies & Products: https://partnerships.marinamogilko.co #ai #podcast #siliconvalleygirl

SPEAKERS

  • Marina Mogilko

    host

    Entrepreneur and content creator, host of the YouTube channel Silicon Valley Girl.

  • Dr. Fei-Fei Li

    guest

    Computer scientist and leading AI researcher focused on human-centered and spatial intelligence; founder of World Labs.

  • David Rogier

    guest

    CEO and co-founder of MasterClass.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, featuring Marina Mogilko and Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Godmother of AI: In 10 Years There Will Be Only 2 Kinds of Workers | Fei-Fei Li explores aI reshapes work: agency, specialists, generalists, and spatial intelligence shift They argue AI discourse is dangerously polarized (utopia vs. doom) and the missing conversation is the nuanced middle: AI as a powerful tool requiring human-centered design and vigilance.

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