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Dr. Rana el Kaliouby: You can't build AGI without this | Rapid Response

About Rana

  • Founded MIT spinout Affectiva; sold in 2021
  • Host, Pioneers of AI podcast
  • Blue Tulip Ventures co-founder & managing partner
  • Harvard Business School executive fellow
  • Fortune 40 Under 40; Forbes Top 50 Women in Tech

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AI is moving fast. But are we really keeping humans at the center? In this special live Rapid Response, recorded on stage at South by Southwest, host Bob Safian sits down with AI scientist, founder of Affectiva, investor at Blue Tulip, and host of @PioneersofAI, Dr. Rana el Kaliouby. Rana makes the case that human-centric AI isn’t just a safety guardrail; it’s the key to thriving socially, economically, and emotionally. She also cuts through the noise on the buzziest AI myths, weighs in on AI in therapy and Meta Glasses, and draws a sharp line between AI founders who are truly visionary and those who are simply opportunistic.

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