I do believe I have certain strengths as a female CEO, such as having another level of awareness through emotional intelligence. — Rana el Kaliouby Awareness Copy Share Image
In some cultures, like Middle Eastern, Egyptian, or Asian cultures, people are often hesitant to give any negative feedback. — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
You won't remember what it was like when your technology didn't recognize when you are sad or angry. — Rana el Kaliouby Angry Copy Share Image
I will occasionally take power naps on weekends and agree that they can be re-energizing. — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
I do believe that if we have information about your emotional experiences, we can help you be in a more positive mood… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
The real problem is not the existential threat of AI. Instead, it is in the development of ethical AI systems. — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
Emotion AI uses massive amounts of data. In fact, Affectiva has built the world's largest emotion data repository. — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
I grew up in the Middle East, and I worry that AI increases the socioeconomic divide as opposed to closing the gap. — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
We believe that one day Emotion AI will be ubiquitous, embedded on chips in our devices, ingrained into technology we use every… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
If you're a content creator looking to elicit a certain emotion, we can validate that. In cases where an ad is trying… — Rana el Kaliouby Comedy Copy Share Image
I've found that having role models and mentors who I resonate with is so important - a lot of people have so… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
Emotions matter. They influence all aspects of our lives - how we live, work, and play - from the decisions we make… — Rana el Kaliouby Emotion Copy Share Image
I personally believe in bringing your whole self to work and being open and transparent, even vulnerable. I believe that builds trust,… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
I discovered that as a founder and now CEO, my commitment to and passion for Affectiva is super contagious. It is contagious… — Rana el Kaliouby Business Copy Share Image
I spent many, many hours with my computer, and it really bugged me that it was very oblivious to my emotional state.… — Rana el Kaliouby Computer Copy Share Image
Most of my days in the office end like this: I am in a meeting, it's running over, and I am starting… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
In the U.S., women smile more than men. In the U.K., there's no difference between men and women. — Rana el Kaliouby Feminism Copy Share Image
Remember, don't let the pressures of doing business get in the way of what doing business is truly about: building relationships with… — Rana el Kaliouby Building relationships Copy Share Image
Own the leadership style that makes you you. If you are an empathetic leader by nature, embrace that. — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
We need to build EQ in our AI systems because, otherwise, they're not going to be as effective as they were designed… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
We can read your heart rate from a webcam without you wearing anything - we can just use the reflection of your… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
I am often asked how does being a woman affect my work at Affectiva. Honestly, I don't think it does. — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
On the path to ubiquity of AI, there will be many ethics-related decisions that we, as AI leaders, need to make. We… — Rana el Kaliouby Business Copy Share Image
Many people with autism struggle with reading nonverbal cues and acting on them. When you lose that ability to understand and process… — Rana el Kaliouby Acting Copy Share Image
Success is rarely about having the best, the most, or the cheapest features in a product. Instead, it is almost always about… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
In online learning environments, it is often hard to tell whether a student is struggling. By the time test scores are lagging,… — Rana el Kaliouby Education Copy Share Image
I am often asked what the future holds for Emotion AI, and my answer is simple: it will be ubiquitous, engrained in… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
Integrity and being ethical is one of Affectiva's core values. This means we hold the highest standards for all we do, especially… — Rana el Kaliouby Core values Copy Share Image
A lot of our communication has now become digital, and it does not mimic the natural way we have evolved to communicate… — Rana el Kaliouby Communication Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time wondering about the future. I am curious: when we have AI, and it becomes more mainstream,… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
I'm a Muslim Egyptian-American, born in Cairo. I grew up in Kuwait until the first Gulf War, when my family relocated to… — Rana el Kaliouby Arab Copy Share Image
We recognize that your emotional information is extremely personal. And so we have veered away from all use cases where that data… — Rana el Kaliouby Being Copy Share Image
I co-founded Affectiva with Professor Rosalind W. Picard when we spun out of MIT Media Lab in 2009. I acted as Chief… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
You want to know if people are resonating with your ad before it goes live and before you spend millions and millions… — Rana el Kaliouby Journey Copy Share Image
Emotion-enabled wearable glasses can help individuals who are visually impaired read the faces of others, and it can help individuals on the… — Rana el Kaliouby Autism Copy Share Image
Emotion AI will be ingrained in the technologies we use every day, running in the background, making our tech interactions more personalized,… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
With Emotion AI, we can inject humanity back into our connections, enabling not only our devices to better understand us, but fostering… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
Emotions don't disrupt our rational thinking but guide and inform it. But they are missing from our digital experience. Your smartphone knows… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
There's a large percentage of mobile phones that now have a camera that's with you a lot of the time, and there's… — Rana el Kaliouby Camera Copy Share Image
Seeing clients as people with goals and desires helps you to understand their perspective, animating their existence beyond a line item in… — Rana el Kaliouby Customer Copy Share Image
