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

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

Lex Fridman Podcast

September 21, 20222h 42m

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Show Notes

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