The way to solve problems in the world is to become scientists and technologists and build things that haven't been built before and discover things that people really don't know about.
I spent a lot of time wondering about the future. I am curious: when we have AI, and it becomes more mainstream, how is that going to affect the way we communicate with each other?
Without our emotions, we can't make smart decisions.
Mood-aware technologies would make personalized recommendations and encourage people to do things differently, better, or faster.
Emotion AI will be ingrained in the technologies we use every day, running in the background, making our tech interactions more personalized, relevant, authentic, and interactive.
People should have to opt in for any kind of data sharing, and they should know what the data is being used for.
I am part of the World Economic Forum Global Council on Robotics and AI, and we spend a fair amount of our time together as a group discussing ethics, best practices, and the like.
With Emotion AI, we can inject humanity back into our connections, enabling not only our devices to better understand us, but fostering a stronger connection between us as individuals.
I do worry that organizations and even governments who own AI and data will have a competitive advantage and power, and those who don't will be left behind.
Like many, I am often in back-to-back meetings most of the day.
I will occasionally take power naps on weekends and agree that they can be re-energizing.
Even if I have to work, scheduling breaks where I disconnect from technology can be beneficial.
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.
When a woman on your team or in your network comes up with an idea, make sure she gets credit for it.
As co-founder and CEO of an AI company, I am used to there not being many women in the room, especially in AI.
Own the leadership style that makes you you. If you are an empathetic leader by nature, embrace that.
Governments like China and the United Arab Emirates are investing heavily in AI and see it as a competitive advantage.
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.
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.
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.
