Lex Fridman Podcast

#322 – Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars

09.21.2022 - By Lex FridmanPlay

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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

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