Allen Institute for AI or AI2 is the brainchild of the late Paul Allen, philanthropist, and Microsoft co-founder. Dr. Oren has also been a part of the organisation from its inception. Being a renowned expert in the field of AI and a serial entrepreneur, he has helped pioneer meta-search, online comparison shopping, machine reading, and Open Information Extraction. In an exclusive interview with Analytics India Magazine, Dr. Oren speaks about his journey in leading AI2, their mission to promote the use of AI for the Common Good, and the challenges that lay ahead for the AI community at large.
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Oren Etzioni is the founder of TrueMedia.org, a nonprofit fighting political deepfakes. He was the Founding Chief Executive Officer at the Allen Institute for AI (AI2), having served as CEO from its inception in 2013 until late 2022. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington where he helped to pioneer meta-search, online comparison shopping, machine reading, and open information extraction. He has authored several award-winning technical papers, achieving an H-index of 100 (100 technical papers each cited over 100 times). Finally, he is a technical director of the AI2 Incubator and a Venture Partner at Madrona. He has founded several companies including Farecast (acquired by Microsoft).
“Computers don’t have common sense” with Dr. Oren Etzioni
