Humanizing Technology with AI
Chautauqua Lecture Series • 1h 18m
Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 21, 2020.
Rana el Kaliouby believes devices and technologies that once separated humans will bring them together.
El Kaliouby is the co-founder and CEO of Affectiva, an emotion recognition software analysis company. She is a computer scientist, technologist, entrepreneur and business leader who is on a mission to humanize technology with artificial intelligence that understands not just our commands but our facial expressions, body language and emotional states.
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