Fei-Fei Li—Fei-Fei Li co-founded AI4ALL nonprofit to increase diversity in AI
In 2015, Fei-Fei Li co-founded SAILORS (Stanford AI Lab OutReach Summer program) at Stanford to familiarize high school girls with AI. In 2017, the program expanded into AI4ALL, a national nonprofit co-founded with Olga Russakovsky and Rick Sommer, with funding from Melinda French Gates/Pivotal Ventures and Jensen Huang. AI4ALL promotes education, mentorship, and support for underrepresented communities in AI, including women, people of color, and low-income individuals. By 2022, AI4ALL had reached over 10,000 people across all 50 US states, growing from 1 to 16 university partnerships.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEI Programs | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Gender Equity | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Racial Justice | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.737 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
AI4ALL nonprofit founded by Fei-Fei Li expanded to 16 university partnerships reaching 10,000+ people
AI4ALL, co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, Olga Russakovsky, and Rick Sommer, grew from the Stanford SAILORS program (2015) into a national nonprofit (2017) with support from Melinda French Gates and Jensen Huang. By 2022, AI4ALL reached over 10,000 people in all 50 US states through summer programs at 16 university partnerships, educating underrepresented communities in AI.