21 Computer Vision News Computer Vision News academia? What about industry folks? What about government? What about policymakers and so on? Yeah, I don’t really have control over it. I don’t know for sure outside of the US, but at least in the US, where I work, the government is very openminded in terms of soliciting ideas and so-called expert opinions from folks in academia and the industry. I’ve been reached out to by government entities quite a few times in terms of asking my opinions about this kind of rapid growth in AI and what the securities and concerns are. I believe my colleagues have been going through the same. That being said, I think there needs to be some time for policies to be in place and laws in effect, but I’m optimistic that they will eventually catch up. What about the 200 other governments? Are they as open as the US administration? I don’t know a lot in terms of all these countries, but I know that in Europe, the EU is definitely concerned and they’re very proactive in terms of making sure they’re prepared for this risk. That’s a good sign. I know some Asian countries are also very proactive. One way of your ways to be heard is by having eight presentations here at ICLR! You present, conduct research, and even mentor people. How do you do it all? [Furong laughs] That’s part of my job! I’m very proud to say that I have a very productive research group that I work with. We have two spotlight Furong Huang
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