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.

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.

My own work falls into a subset of AI that is about building artificial emotional intelligence, or Emotion AI for short.

Governments like China and the United Arab Emirates are investing heavily in AI and see it as a competitive advantage.

Own the leadership style that makes you you. If you are an empathetic leader by nature, embrace that.

As co-founder and CEO of an AI company, I am used to there not being many women in the room, especially in AI.

When a woman on your team or in your network comes up with an idea, make sure she gets credit for it.

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.

Even if I have to work, scheduling breaks where I disconnect from technology can be beneficial.

I will occasionally take power naps on weekends and agree that they can be re-energizing.