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

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.

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Sep 21, 20222h 36mWatch on YouTube ↗

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September 21, 2022
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2h 36m
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Lex Fridman Podcast
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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:

EPISODE LINKS: Rana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaliouby Rana's Instagram: https://instagram.com/ranaelkaliouby Rana's Facebook: https://facebook.com/RanaelKaliouby Affectiva (website): https://affectiva.com Smart Eye: (website): https://smarteye.se Girl Decoded (book): https://amzn.to/3DnRAN4 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:00 - Childhood 10:37 - Hijab 13:20 - Faith 15:28 - War 19:37 - Women in the Middle East 23:55 - Rana's journey 36:30 - Rosalind Picard 38:38 - Advice for women 49:09 - Dating 56:45 - Human nature 1:01:25 - AI and emotions 1:32:03 - Smart Eye 1:41:24 - Tesla and Waymo 1:50:11 - Drunk driving 1:59:42 - Robotics 2:13:29 - Advice for startups 2:18:17 - Investing 2:25:41 - Advice for young people 2:34:01 - Love SOCIAL:

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Rana el Kaliouby and Lex Fridman, Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #322 explores Rana el Kaliouby on Emotionally Intelligent AI, Empathy, and Cars Lex Fridman and Rana el Kaliouby explore how emotion AI can make technology more empathetic, from social robots and chatbots to in‑car systems that understand drivers and passengers. Rana traces her journey from Egypt to Cambridge to MIT and founding Affectiva, emphasizing perseverance, faith, and challenging cultural norms as a woman in tech and business.

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