Peter Norvig
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Peter Norvig
Peter Norvigis an American computer scientist. He is a Director of Research at Google Inc., and used to be its Director of Search Quality...
hand kinds position records
We didn't want to be in the position of having to hand over these kinds of records to the government.
users
We thought it was very important to keep our users out of jail.
simple data trump
Simple models and a lot of data trump more elaborate models based on less data.
ak-47 people tables
PowerPoint doesn't kill meetings. People kill meetings. But using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table: You can do very bad things with it.
python skills people
Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. Today dozens of Google engineers use Python, and we're looking for more people with skills in this language.
ak-47 tables powerpoint
Using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table.
keys decision passionate
How can you make informed decisions ... ? The key seems to be to gather experts who are knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter, and have them cooperatively discuss a series of questions designed to explore the limits of technical feasibility. They must strive to reach the best decision rather than to persuade each other.
ak-47 people belief
My belief is that PowerPoint doesn't kill meetings. People kill meetings.
cheating team school
When I was in school, working as a team was called cheating.