social robots

Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #322

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Rana el Kaliouby, a pioneer in emotion AI and founder of Affectiva, shares her personal journey from growing up in Egypt to becoming a leader in human-centric artificial intelligence. She recalls cherished childhood memories centered around family gatherings under mango trees and the empowering mome …

Kate Darling: Social Robots, Ethics, Privacy and the Future of MIT | Lex Fridman Podcast #329

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In this episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast, researcher Kate Darling explores the definition and future of robots through a historical lens involving animals. She argues that defining robots strictly by their resemblance to humans—specifically in humanoid form—is counterproductive because it creates …