#322 – Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars
Rana el Kaliouby is a pioneer in the field of emotion recognition and human-centric AI. She is the founder of Affectiva, deputy CEO of Smart Eye, and author of Girl Decoded. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(06:58) - Childhood
(16:35) - Hijab
(19:18) - Faith
(21:26) - War
(25:35) - Women in the Middle East
(29:53) - Rana's journey
(42:28) - Rosalind Picard
(44:36) - Advice for women
(55:07) - Dating
(1:02:43) - Human nature
(1:07:23) - AI and emotions
(1:38:01) - Smart Eye
(1:47:22) - Tesla and Waymo
(1:56:09) - Drunk driving
(2:05:40) - Robotics
(2:19:27) - Advice for startups
(2:24:15) - Investing
(2:31:39) - Advice for young people
(2:39:59) - Love