#322 – Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br />
(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:58) – Childhood<br />
(16:35) – Hijab<br />
(19:18) – Faith<br />
(21:26) – War<br />
(25:35) – Women in the Middle East<br />
(29:53) – Rana’s journey<br />
(42:28) – Rosalind Picard<br />
(44:36) – Advice for women<br />
(55:07) – Dating<br />
(1:02:43) – Human nature<br />
(1:07:23) – AI and emotions<br />
(1:38:01) – Smart Eye<br />
(1:47:22) – Tesla and Waymo<br />
(1:56:09) – Drunk driving<br />
(2:05:40) – Robotics<br />
(2:19:27) – Advice for startups<br />
(2:24:15) – Investing<br />
(2:31:39) – Advice for young people<br />
(2:39:59) – Love</p>