Peter Norvig is an American computer scientist currently serving as an Engineering Director at Google, a position he has held since 2001. He is also a Distinguished Education Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) since 2021. Norvig is widely recognized as the co-author, with Stuart J. Russell, of "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach," a seminal textbook in the field used in over 1,500 universities across 135 countries.