De Kai
@dekai
https://dek.ai — De Kai invented and built the world’s first global-scale online language translator that spawned Google Translate, Yahoo Translate, and Microsoft Bing Translator.
For his pioneering contributions in AI, natural language processing, and machine learning, De Kai was honored by the Association for Computational Linguistics as one of only seventeen Founding Fellows and by Debrett’s as one of the 100 most influential figures of Hong Kong.
De Kai speaks to philosophical questions about the fears and possibilities of new technology and how we can be empowered to shape our future. His work to bridge cultures spans artificial intelligence, cognition, language, music, creativity, ethics, society, and policy. Talks and media this year have included New York Times, the cover story of Human magazine, UBS, Dun & Bradstreet, TEDx, global news channels like NDTV and i24 News, and dozens more.
De Kai is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at HKUST and a Distinguished Resea
For his pioneering contributions in AI, natural language processing, and machine learning, De Kai was honored by the Association for Computational Linguistics as one of only seventeen Founding Fellows and by Debrett’s as one of the 100 most influential figures of Hong Kong.
De Kai speaks to philosophical questions about the fears and possibilities of new technology and how we can be empowered to shape our future. His work to bridge cultures spans artificial intelligence, cognition, language, music, creativity, ethics, society, and policy. Talks and media this year have included New York Times, the cover story of Human magazine, UBS, Dun & Bradstreet, TEDx, global news channels like NDTV and i24 News, and dozens more.
De Kai is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at HKUST and a Distinguished Resea
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