Michael I. Jordan is a professor at Berkeley and one of the most influential people in machine learning, statistics, and artificial intelligence. Watch his recent presentation: “Much of the recent focus in machine learning has been on the pattern-recognition side of the field. I will focus instead on the decision-making side, where many fundamental challenges remain. Some are statistical in nature, including the challenges associated with multiple decision-making, and some are algorithmic, including the challenge of coordinated decision-making on distributed platforms.” See also his discussion with Lex Fridman.