Jia Li: Machine learning and artificial intelligence could transform health care and education

Developing machine learning capabilities will require heavy investment and the cultivation of a generation of developers with a background in data science. Machine learning and artificial intelligence were the stuff of science fiction when an intelligent computer turned on its creators in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Fifty years later, intelligent algorithms are beginning to reshape many facets of health care, education and commerce – and that process is just beginning, says Jia Li, the head of R&D at Google Clo