台灣人工智慧實驗室 Taiwan AI Labs｜創辦人 Founder
講題：
人工智慧的未來與挑戰
The Future and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
杜奕瑾為台灣最大 BBS 站「批踢踢」創站站長、台灣人工智慧實驗室創辦人，臺灣人工智慧發展基金會董事長。曾任微軟人工智慧部門亞太區研究總監、美國國家衛生研究院人類基因研究所程式組長。 2017 年自美國返台創立台灣人工智慧實驗室(Taiwan AI Labs)，為亞洲第一個非營利人工智慧研究機構， 鼓勵以開放演算法、原始碼與聯邦式學習發展國際可信任的研發成果。
打造「以人為本」的智慧生活一直是杜奕瑾的核心關懷，同時他也將此精神落實至台灣人工智慧實驗室的研究項目。目前實驗室耕耘領域跨足智慧健康醫療、智慧城市、觀光交通、金融和人機介面應用等，依循 3 大使命方向茁壯發展：Innovate AI in Taiwan and for The World, bring technology to meet nature and humanity, and create impacts and improvements for human well-being.
目前杜奕瑾身兼台灣聯合學習產業大聯盟會長、中華電信獨立董事、文化內容策進院董事、亞洲矽谷計劃民間諮詢委員會諮詢委員、數位國家創新經濟推動小組民間諮詢委員等，期望藉由台灣堅強的軟體實力，推動多元 AI 應用領域，鏈結產學研界打造完善的數位經濟生態系。目標從台灣出發，打造造福全球人類的人工智慧。
Ethan Tu is most well-known as the founder of PTT, Taiwan’s largest and most popular online bulletin board system. In the US, he worked at the National Institute of Health (NIH) to develop cancer detection systems and human genetic research. He also worked as Microsoft’s Director of Research and Development for AI in the Asia-Pacific Region for 11 years, and was a key figure in development of Microsoft’s Cortana.
In 2017, Ethan founded Taiwan AI Labs, Asia’s first open AI research organization specializing in next-generation AI solutions. AI Labs has shown significant results in medical AI/imaging applications, which contributed to the detection of Covid-19 from chest x-rays during the pandemic. He also started The Taiwan AI Federated Learning Alliance to encourage the pooling of data samples for better AI advancement while protecting privacy rights. Ethan also leads teams to develop AI solutions for drones, Smart Cities, speech and facial recognition, and the fighting of fake news.
Building people-oriented AI technologies for everyday life has been Ethan’s biggest faith and focus, which explains AI Labs’ mission: “Innovate AI in Taiwan and for The World, bring technology to meet nature and humanity, and create impacts and improvements for human well-being. “
Ethan also holds many positions in several groups and organizations.
Board of directors at Chunghwa Telecom
Board of directors at Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)
Consultant at Asia Silicon Valley Development Agency (ASVDA)
Consultant at Digital Nation & Innovative Economic Development Program (DIGI+)