#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