Fei-Fei Li outlines the mission and achievements of Stanford's Human-Centered AI Institute, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration, policy work, and the need for a benevolent AI framework.
The conversation contrasts modern processed foods--especially rice-based products--with traditional millet consumption. Dr. Vali attributes rising chronic disease to industrial agriculture, chemical inputs, and government subsidies that favor rice over millets.
The guest critiques Indian agricultural policy that heavily subsidizes rice and wheat while neglecting millets, creating a market distortion that harms health and the environment.
Modi outlines a pragmatic, ground‑level, and nation‑first approach to policy choices, blending data, empathy, and rapid deliberation.