Egyptian - Scientist | 1978 -
Like many, I am often in back-to-back meetings most of the day.
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Even if I have to work, scheduling breaks where I disconnect from technology can be beneficial.
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Most of my days in the office end like this: I am in a meeting, it's running over, and I am starting to panic because if I don't leave the office right this second, I will be - yet again - late picking my kids up from school.
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When a woman on your team or in your network comes up with an idea, make sure she gets credit for it.
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As co-founder and CEO of an AI company, I am used to there not being many women in the room, especially in AI.
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Own the leadership style that makes you you. If you are an empathetic leader by nature, embrace that.
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Governments like China and the United Arab Emirates are investing heavily in AI and see it as a competitive advantage.
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My own work falls into a subset of AI that is about building artificial emotional intelligence, or Emotion AI for short.
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On the path to ubiquity of AI, there will be many ethics-related decisions that we, as AI leaders, need to make. We have a responsibility to drive those decisions, not only because it is the right thing to do for society but because it is the smart business decision.
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Integrity and being ethical is one of Affectiva's core values. This means we hold the highest standards for all we do, especially in our science and products.
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I co-founded Affectiva with Professor Rosalind W. Picard when we spun out of MIT Media Lab in 2009. I acted as Chief Technology and Science Officer for several years until becoming CEO mid-2016, one of a handful of female CEOs in the AI space.
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Because being CEO can feel lonely, I journal religiously as a way to express my thoughts, feelings and aspirations. Looking back at earlier entries helps me reflect on challenges and celebrate progress and successes.
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