LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
“ I am very passionate about the ethical development and deployment of AI ”
intelligence ( IQ ), but no emotional intelligence ( EQ ). This is problematic not only for how we interface with technologies , but how we connect and communicate with one another .” el Kaliouby is also an executive fellow at the Harvard Business School where she co-teaches about AI and startups . Her bestselling memoir , Girl Decoded : A Scientist ’ s Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology ( Penguin Random House , April 2020 ), follows el Kaliouby ’ s personal journey , growing up in the Middle East and moving to the United States to become an entrepreneur , juxtaposed against her work building Emotion AI .
She raised more than US $ 50m in venture capital from top-tier investors to bring Affectiva ’ s Emotion AI , built on deep learning , computer vision , speech science and massive amounts of real-world data , to more than 90 countries and several industries including the automotive industry and media analytics . Furthermore , el Kaliouby has a track record of translating technology innovations into products that address the needs of massive international markets and spearheading the application of Emotion AI to market research , automotive , mental health , autism , conversational interfaces , robotics and education .
“ I am very passionate about the ethical development and deployment of AI , including advocating for standards and thoughtful regulation to ensure data privacy and to mitigate data and algorithmic bias ,” el Kaliouby says . “ To help establish best practices , compliance and regulation for AI ethics , I am part of industry organisations like the Partnership on AI and the World Economic Forum .”
As one of few women at the forefront of an AI company , el Kaliouby is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in tech and leadership . To help catalyse change and improve equity industry-wide , she is a member of the Boston Steering Committee for All Raise and a member of the Young Presidents ’ Organization ( YPO ). She is also a Venture Partner of the MIT Media Lab E14 Fund , a Board Member of SIMPEDs at Boston Children ’ s Hospital , and a Board of Trustees member at the American University in Cairo , the leading liberal arts university in the Middle East .
aimagazine . com 23