据智通财经消息，全球领先的电子商务平台亚马逊近日宣布，任命著名人工智能专家、教育家吴恩达为该公司董事会成员。这一举措显示了亚马逊在人工智能领域的进一步发力，旨在通过借助吴恩达在人工智能领域的深厚背景和丰富经验，推动公司在人工智能业务上的发展。
吴恩达现任AI Fund的管理合伙人，这是一家专注于扶持企业家创建人工智能公司的风险投资工作室。同时，他还是DeepLearning.ai的创始人、Coursera的董事长兼联合创始人，并在斯坦福大学担任兼职教授。吴恩达在人工智能和教育领域的贡献享誉全球，他所创立的DeepLearning.ai和Coursera都为普及人工智能知识、培养人工智能人才做出了重大贡献。
值得一提的是，吴恩达曾于2011年至2014年期间在百度工作，担任百度大脑的首席科学家，负责推动百度在深度学习领域的研发工作。在此期间，他带领的团队成功研发出中国首个自主研发的深度学习平台。此后，吴恩达还曾担任Alphabet（谷歌母公司）旗下谷歌大脑项目的创始负责人，负责领导谷歌在深度学习领域的研究与发展。
亚马逊此次引入吴恩达，预计将在公司的人工智能战略制定、技术研发、团队建设等方面发挥重要作用。在吴恩达的加盟下，亚马逊有望在人工智能领域取得更多突破，进一步巩固其在全球的科技领先地位。
英语如下：
# Amazon Strengthens AI Push by Appointing Andrew Ng to Board of Directors
**Keywords:** Amazon, Andrew Ng, Artificial Intelligence
**News Content:**
### Amazon Doubles Down on AI Initiatives, Names Andrew Ng to Board of Directors
According to a report from ZhiTongCaiJing, global e-commerce giant Amazon recently announced the appointment of renowned AI expert and educator Andrew Ng to its board of directors. This move signifies Amazon’s further commitment to artificial intelligence, aiming to leverage Ng’s profound background and extensive experience in the field to drive the company’s AI-related business development.
Andrew Ng currently serves as a managing partner at AI Fund, a venture capital firm focused on supporting entrepreneurs in establishing AI companies. Additionally, he is the founder of DeepLearning.ai, the chairman and co-founder of Coursera, and a part-time professor at Stanford University. Ng’s contributions to AI and education are globally recognized, with both DeepLearning.ai and Coursera making significant contributions to the popularization of AI knowledge and the cultivation of AI talent.
It is noteworthy that Ng worked at Baidu from 2011 to 2014, serving as the Chief Scientist of Baidu Brain, responsible for driving the company’s research and development in deep learning. During this time, his team successfully developed China’s first independently developed deep learning platform. Afterward, Ng served as the founding head of Google Brain at Alphabet (the parent company of Google), leading Google’s research and development in deep learning.
With Ng’s appointment, Amazon is expected to play a significant role in the company’s AI strategy formulation, technological research and development, and team building. Amazon is poised to achieve more breakthroughs in the field of artificial intelligence and further solidify its position as a global technology leader under Ng’s guidance.
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