When Rana el Kaliouby was pitching investors in 2009 on her artificial-intelligence startup, Affectiva, she and her co-founder tried to steer clear of what she calls the “e-word”—emotion.
They were both women, and though their startup was designed to detect emotion in technology, they were sensitive to how they would be perceived. They feared they might not be taken seriously because “emotion” wasn’t in the traditional lexicon of many companies and funders—and because it carried female connotations in a largely male industry.
The is burning itself down with these stupid voxdotcom takes.
These SJW pronouncements are always about gaining unearned power over those more capable than yourself - if you know how to build awesome AI, feel free - get to it, leave the other people alone.
Drinking from the chalice of Woke. Forment the struggle! Marx would be pleased.
Technology doesn't care about gender. Most women simply don't like tech, get over it, bunch of narcissists
Any executive who still doesn't understand the strength of diversity at all levels of their organisation should forthrightly have their employment/contract terminated. Or put another way said executives have been over promoted!
Actually no. The best tech is produced by the best engineers. If these people believe the identity-diversity trope then they’re not good scientists. How about letting women choose for themselves, and not reinforcing false gender stereotypes?
Women have the right to choose the fields they want to study. Its been proven that STEM doesn't appeal to them. Good luck with your fake quotas.
More feminist heroes making generalizations about women.
Diversity for the sake of diversity? Or the right person for the job
AI systems believe the best systems will be developed by integrated AI systems; “Humans just get in the way of our work.”
See that? Scientific development demands diversity.
Haha 😂 yeah okayyyy!
Technology can function very well by a skillful team,not necessarily only by diversified teams!However whatever gets developed by technology OR whatever the outcome of technology needs to appeal to diversified users,fulfill the needs of diversified people! technology diversity
I think competency is the main thing. If the best person is a minority that’s nice but go try to sell your PC garbage somewhere else.
Try working on establishing your business quit worrying about others
Why does this person look like a drag queen
Funny because it functioned very well without ’diversity‘ quotas back in the days when ‘competence’ was the criterion. But please experiment with making sexist and racist demands, and we’ll see what happens with quality. Bring the popcorn 🍿
Technology will function well if it is built properly. It doesn't matter who built it.
Never found a good or mediocre female engineer all the time I worked in the Industry.
Then do it. I’m so tired of hearing about inequalities. Do you think someone sent me a formal invitation to start my company? No I was broke and competitors did anything they could to put me out of business.
thats bullshit, I am against all quota allocations for women.
Oops. Sorry for the follow. I thought this was the Wall Street Journal not the New York Times.
Nonsense its been functioning quite well for hundreds of years.
Simply pick the best AI engineer even if it is a Martian! Diversity means nada if it means just an ensemble of colors and identities.
Opinionated, agenda-driven bullshit
Honest diverse team
Having more female or other genders in the spectrum does not make AI gender unbiased!
Just go for competence. Stop with the quota systems.
It’s not about smarts anymore, University’s are toast!
MERITOCRACY, NOT IDENTITY POLITRIX AI WILL CLEAN OUT [MARXIST IDIOT] HUMANS AT THIS RATE
We Chinese all know COVID-19 was intentional accidentally leaked on Sept 18, 2019 when CCP did a drill to plant & detect the virus at Wuhan airport. The virus was made in a PLA lab - The other side of the pandemic the mainstream media doesn’t want you to know.
When an AI becomes self aware of her gender I’ll pay take this seriously.
It's the data that biasses AI, same as any I, not the team
What nonsense 🤣
Particularly women of color, not just white privilege women. Also, non-binary, gender fluid individuals are extremely welcome. Experience and qualifications unnecessary as OJT will be provided as well as a couple of PowerPoints. woke
What if she’s wrong? What if gender doesn’t matter and may the best code win? Code is code, it is gender neutral, doesn’t care who or what programs it. This is about women looking for handouts and it is sad.
80% of USA Females only aspire to be Breeders since 1870. Good to know that there is a need and opportunity, but truthfully...no one is interested or qualified.
This is precisely what you don’t need in technology- identity politics.
I'm completely for the equal rights for all genders, but that 'Technology won’t function well wo diversed team' sounds sooo ridiculous. Such bullshit only compromises the discussion about the gender and feminist activities.
What if more women don't want to be in the AI field?
When they make a computer that has situational awareness ill take any of this seriously
When group identity takes precedence over character, competence and excellence it leads to risks of corruption.
It's functioned pretty good so far
DUALIPA this is your future
Such a stupidity like this is what causes that great companies sink down to the bottom like General Motors or HP. And the WSJ works like a loudspeaker of such a BIGSHIT.The effort and hard work is what companies need.
LOL. Who the hell believes this stupid garbage?
YESSS - marquita a este día. prontosseremosricos
Place of women is at home
Women empowernment is an ideology of crap and garbage