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Larry Muhlstein
Artificial Intelligence at Google
Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry
Experienced machine learning engineer and scientist , Larry Muhlstein , previously specialised in recommender systems and natural language understanding for both research and production .
Currently working towards his PhD , Muhlstein works as an Artificial Intelligence Engineer at Google . With a rich educational background , Muhlstein explained that he did not set out to work in the artificial intelligence ( AI ) field : “ I ended up in the field by accident ,” he said .
“ I ' m interested in AI because it reflects this beautiful relationship between ideas and almost a philosophy about how the world works and how things can actually have a real impact ,” continued Muhlstein .
Despite having a keen interest in philosophy , Muhlstein explained that he felt “ the tools in this field are very limited as to how they can really reach into the world .”
Turning to AI-enabled technology to pursue his career in both academia and industry , Muhlstein said : “ With AI , we have this tool that allows us to frame things in terms of observations and data . As a result , we can design this tool to reflect what we care about or want to see and so it can then have a real and powerful impact . We ' ve seen the importance of this with the massive increase in the amount of AI being used in the industry in the last 10 years or so .”
He added : “ My interest stems from both the beauty and power of this technology and how that all ties nicely into society .”
“ My interest stems from both the beauty and power of this technology and how that all ties nicely into society ”
18 February 2022