Beyond ImageNet, Lee has held academic positions at prestigious institutions like Princeton and Stanford. She recently left academia to launch World Labs, which focuses on advancing AI through spatial intelligence.
Why Now? The Perfect Time for Spatial AI
Lee notes that we are in a "Cambrian explosion" of AI possibilities, where text, images, and videos are all converging into new AI applications. Much of the early promise of AI has been realized, but we are just now beginning to tap into its full potential by integrating these capabilities into real-world contexts. The rise of more powerful computing, such as advancements in GPUs, and the increasing sophistication of AI algorithms, have set the stage for spatial intelligence to take off.