Episode

#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
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1:40:42
Published: Tue Apr 21 2020
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Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself | Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs and "5-Bullet Friday""Embrace your emotions." — Rana el KalioubyA pioneer in Emotion AI, Rana el Kaliouby, Ph.D. (@Kaliouby), is co-founder and CEO of Affectiva, and author of the new book Girl Decoded: A Scientist's Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology.A passionate advocate for humanizing technology, ethics in AI, and diversity, Rana has been recognized on Fortune's 40 Under 40 list and as one of Forbes' Top 50 Women in Tech. Rana is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a newly minted Young Presidents' Organization member, and co-hosted PBS series NOVA Wonders, in addition to appearing on the YouTube Originals Series The Age of A.I., hosted by Robert Downey Jr.Rana holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and a Post Doctorate from MIT.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future, LinkedIn Jobs can help. LinkedIn is an active community with more than 675 million members worldwide. LinkedIn's platform screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for, and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.With LinkedIn, you can hire the right person quickly when you need them. And if you need to hire for healthcare or essential services, you can post your jobs for free. When it’s time to find and hire that right person, LinkedIn is here to help. Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim to get started! Terms and conditions apply.This episode is also brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,” my very own email newsletter, which every Friday features five bullet points of cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and — of course — all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world. It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now at tim.blog/friday.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form at tim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Learn about the coolest things in the world from gadgets to self-experiments, and find job opportunities matching your exact needs with LinkedIn's screening process.
00:00 - 02:16 (02:16)
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Cool stuff, Job Opportunities, LinkedIn
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Learn about the coolest things in the world from gadgets to self-experiments, and find job opportunities matching your exact needs with LinkedIn's screening process. LinkedIn also offers ways to create and find opportunities in times of change.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
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The Tim Ferriss Show
The Five Bullet Friday newsletter is a weekly email that contains five super-short bullet points about the coolest things the author found around the world, such as apps, books, gadgets, and more.
02:16 - 06:17 (04:01)
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Newsletter
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The Five Bullet Friday newsletter is a weekly email that contains five super-short bullet points about the coolest things the author found around the world, such as apps, books, gadgets, and more. It also offers early access to startups, beta testing, special deals, and limited in-person meetups to its subscribers.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
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The Tim Ferriss Show
The guest discusses the importance of understanding human emotions and non-verbal communication in technology and how it has changed his life.
06:17 - 11:30 (05:12)
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Technology
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The guest discusses the importance of understanding human emotions and non-verbal communication in technology and how it has changed his life.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
A woman shares how she overcame distance barriers and commuted from Cairo to Boston for years to study at MIT, all while navigating cultural norms and expectations.
11:30 - 16:02 (04:32)
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Education
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A woman shares how she overcame distance barriers and commuted from Cairo to Boston for years to study at MIT, all while navigating cultural norms and expectations.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
The interviewee grew up in a household that had clear gender roles but was pro-education and encouraged travel to experience other cultures.
16:02 - 27:04 (11:01)
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Middle Eastern culture
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The interviewee grew up in a household that had clear gender roles but was pro-education and encouraged travel to experience other cultures. She expresses how this upbringing contributed to her adaptability in moving from country to country and even led to her decision to remove her hijab after going through a divorce, although it was seen as controversial.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
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The Tim Ferriss Show
The use of technology, specifically Wearable glasses in Autism therapy is becoming widespread, with about 400 kids diagnosed with autism using the device as part of their therapy session.
27:05 - 35:37 (08:32)
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Autism therapy
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The use of technology, specifically Wearable glasses in Autism therapy is becoming widespread, with about 400 kids diagnosed with autism using the device as part of their therapy session. The technology provides visual feedback on behavior, which leads to a positive change in the child, although there is no evidence yet that the improvement extends beyond the wearable device.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Affectiva's co-founder, Rana el Kaliouby, speaks about the company's focus on humanizing technology and bridging the connection gap between people, while maintaining clear values of opt-in and privacy.
35:37 - 44:51 (09:14)
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Emotion Recognition Technology
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Affectiva's co-founder, Rana el Kaliouby, speaks about the company's focus on humanizing technology and bridging the connection gap between people, while maintaining clear values of opt-in and privacy. The company is particularly focused on two industries - market research and automotive - where emotion recognition technology can detect driver fatigue and understand how consumers emotionally engage with products and services, but ethical dilemmas around privacy and surveillance temper its development.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
The inclusion of ethics and decision-making in autonomous vehicle programming has resulted in emotional intelligence and empathy becoming relevant for computers to learn and encode.
44:51 - 51:48 (06:56)
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Emotions
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The inclusion of ethics and decision-making in autonomous vehicle programming has resulted in emotional intelligence and empathy becoming relevant for computers to learn and encode. Emotions play a significant role in human behavior and decision-making, and they have become critical for creating human-centered autonomous machines as well.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
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The Tim Ferriss Show
The narrator discusses the importance of live demos when pitching new technology and shares how it helped her company showcase their emotion tracking device during pitches.
51:48 - 1:03:18 (11:29)
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Technology
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The narrator discusses the importance of live demos when pitching new technology and shares how it helped her company showcase their emotion tracking device during pitches.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
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The Tim Ferriss Show
In times of self-quarantine and isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, feelings of loneliness and fear can become prevalent.
1:03:19 - 1:16:57 (13:38)
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self-help
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In times of self-quarantine and isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, feelings of loneliness and fear can become prevalent. Reading fiction can help alleviate these emotions and make one feel less alone. Tim Ferriss recommends the enchanting and eccentric 20th-century book, Little Big, as a good read during self-quarantine.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
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The Tim Ferriss Show
Amina Elahi, the founder, CEO and author of the memoir "Driving by Moonlight: A Journey of Self-Discovery", shares how her book, which started off as a guide about the AI hiring process, pivoted to become a memoir, how it is based on her personal journey of transformation and discovery, and how her father's perspective challenged and informed her writing.
1:16:57 - 1:26:25 (09:27)
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Memoir
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Amina Elahi, the founder, CEO and author of the memoir "Driving by Moonlight: A Journey of Self-Discovery", shares how her book, which started off as a guide about the AI hiring process, pivoted to become a memoir, how it is based on her personal journey of transformation and discovery, and how her father's perspective challenged and informed her writing.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
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The Tim Ferriss Show
In order to create effective and globally applicable AI technology, it's crucial to prioritize diversity and inclusion in the data sets and the team developing the algorithm.
1:26:25 - 1:36:13 (09:47)
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Diversity and Inclusion
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In order to create effective and globally applicable AI technology, it's crucial to prioritize diversity and inclusion in the data sets and the team developing the algorithm. This not only includes diversity of gender and ethnicity, but also diversity of experiences and perspectives.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Five Bullet Friday is an email that subscribers receive every Friday with a short roundup of the coolest things that Tim Ferriss has found and pondered over the week, which can include apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, and many other weird things.
1:36:13 - 1:40:34 (04:21)
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Five Bullet Friday
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Five Bullet Friday is an email that subscribers receive every Friday with a short roundup of the coolest things that Tim Ferriss has found and pondered over the week, which can include apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, and many other weird things. The episode is also sponsored by LinkedIn Jobs, which offers free job postings for healthcare and essential service providers.

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#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show