A Quote by Andrew Ng

There are so many problems in the world worth working on and so many discoveries to make, you have to make a choice. My preference is to focus my efforts on solving problems that will help people.

Andrew Ng

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Choice Discoveries Efforts Focus Help Help People Make Many People Preference Problems Solving Will Working World Worth

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Andrew Ng
Chinese - Scientist
Born: 1976

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