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

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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