Pioneers of AI
Pioneers of AI is your guide to the latest technological frontier. Each week, host Rana el Kaliouby (AI scientist, investor, author, co-founder of Affectiva) is joined by the leading creators, critics, and thinkers behind mind-blowing technology and asks the important questions about how artificial intelligence is changing the way we live. As we venture together into the unknown, Pioneers is your tool to understanding and anticipating what comes next.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 60
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
How AI helps women track hormonal health, with Marina Pavlovic Rivas
Women’s health has historically been understudied and underfunded. And when it comes to women’s hormonal health, we’re missing some critical data. Marina Pavlovic Rivas is working to close that gap b…
00:31:03 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Rapid Response: The enterprise AI revolution is underway, with Box’s Aaron Levie
The buzz in Silicon Valley around AI agents has many asking: What’s real and what’s hype? Box’s co-founder and CEO, Aaron Levie, joins Rapid Response to help decipher between fact and fiction, taking…
00:34:14 |
Sat 24 May 2025
Investing in the age of AI, part 2: Jeff Bussgang
Jeff Bussgang is a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners and teaches entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School. When he’s not helping his students become future founders, he’s writing books…
00:42:01 |
Wed 21 May 2025
Investing in the age of AI, part 1: Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla is one of the leading investors and technologists of our time, consistently making Forbes’ Midas List (basically the Oscars for venture investors) as head of Khosla Ventures. He was an e…
00:43:10 |
Wed 14 May 2025
The start-up fixing AI's errors, with Invisible Technologies' Francis Pedraza
Scaling a business means managing redundant tasks that take time and manpower. Through his company, Invisible Technologies, Francis Pedraza is looking to make that process easier by creating a digita…
00:30:57 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Revisited: Dr. Joy Buolamwini wants AI to see everyone
This week, Pioneers of AI is bringing back one of our favorite and first episodes. It’s our conversation with Dr. Joy Buolamwini, founder of Algorithmic Justice League and poet of code. In this episo…
00:37:34 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Reid Hoffman on AI’s environmental impact and the path to sustainability
One of the biggest debates in the AI revolution is its environmental impact – especially the vast amounts of energy we need to run AI, and the carbon emissions that could follow. Yet AI is also a su…
00:34:04 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Preparing the next generation of AI scientists, with Taniya Mishra
If you’re looking for outside-the-box innovation and boundless energy — look to the youth. Dr. Taniya Mishra and her company SureStart are doing just that as they train the next generation of AI inno…
00:36:07 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
With Groq, Jonathan Ross is taking AI inference to new speeds
Jonathan Ross and his company Groq are building AI chips focused on fast inference, increasing the speed with which AI models can process new information. But it’s not just about speed. Faster infere…
00:34:44 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
From Abundance Summit: How AI is shaking up the start-up ecosystem
AI start-ups are shaking up the world of venture funding and changing what investors decide to back. At this year’s Abundance Summit, Dr. Rana el Kaliouby moderated a discussion with leading AI inves…
00:29:48 |
Wed 02 Apr 2025
Your next manager could be powered by AI, with Katherine von Jan
A great manager can make a person feel more satisfied and included at work, and set them on a great career trajectory. But a bad manager can cost a company lots of time and money, or even drive away …
00:36:32 |
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Alicia Chong Rodriguez is keeping wearable AI tech close to the chest
Wearable technology tracking your health has become commonplace, helping us to take charge of our wellness. Alicia Chong Rodriguez, founder and CEO of BloomerTech, is creating specialized wearables i…
00:36:39 |
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Why AI agents are the future of work, with Marc Benioff
The workforce is changing. With the rise of AI agents, businesses and their employees will work in tandem with these digital assistants. Marc Benioff is at the forefront of this shift. As the CEO of …
00:28:21 |
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Etched is ready to disrupt the AI chip market, with Gavin Uberti
Gavin Uberti thinks that his company Etched can be the “biggest company of all time.” His competitive advantage: faster, specialized AI chips that drive down the cost of inference. In this episode, w…
00:29:53 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
The making of an AI clone, with Natalie Monbiot
Ever wish you could be in two places at the same time? Digital twins are making that dream a reality. These AI-powered clones can sound, look, and think just like us, allowing us to be in two places …
00:36:39 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
AI as your career coach, with Logan Currie
We all hit those “now what?” moments in our careers. Logan Currie knows them well. After years of helping people navigate career transitions, she co-founded Careerspan — an AI-powered career companio…
00:35:48 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Love in the age of AI
Love, dating, and AI — what could go wrong? Or right? In this Valentine’s Day special, Rana el Kaliouby and a series of expert guests explore how AI is reshaping romance. First, Will Wu, Chief Techno…
00:49:03 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
The future of AI is human-centered, with Kanjun Qiu
AI isn’t here to take over. It’s here to empower. That’s the vision Kanjun Qiu, co-founder of Imbue, is working to make a reality. In this episode, Qiu challenges the dominant AI narrative and shares…
00:37:30 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
Your ‘AI crisis’ is totally normal but you’ll be fine, with Ethan Mollick
Feeling a little overwhelmed by AI? You’re not alone. Ethan Mollick, Wharton professor and author of Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI, breaks down the "AI crisis" — and why it’s totally no…
00:32:06 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
From superchips to sovereign AI, with Kari Ann Briski
Nvidia, the world’s largest AI chip manufacturer, just made waves by announcing a new cutting-edge superchip as well as a family of models that promise to revolutionize how AI interacts with our phys…
00:25:03 |
Wed 22 Jan 2025
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