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‘Tech should serve all of humanity’: Talov at Seedstars Summit

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Talov Co-Founder and President Hugo Jácome talks with The Sociable at the Seedstars Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he lays...

Technology

‘Privacy is a myth’: AI for surveillance startup Wobot CPO

Tim Hinchliffe9 months ago

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Wobot Intelligence Chief Product Officer (CPO) Tanay Dixit talks with The Sociable about privacy in the age of mass surveillance from the...

Business

Over 80 startups will strive for sustainability at Seedstars Summit

Tim Hinchliffe11 months ago

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Over 80 startups from 75 countries will strive for sustainability across five industries at this year's Seedstars Summit taking place...

Business

Seedstars: a platform for startups in emerging markets to learn and connect

Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago

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Connecting over 85 countries and ecosystems, Seedstars is gearing up for its annual LatAm Summit in Lima, Peru on December...

Brains Byte Back

(Previously The Sociable Podcast) The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

Suicide impacts us all. Whether it is from someone we know personally, to a well-loved celebrity, losing someone to suicide is never easy. According to Save.org, Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US for all ages, with one death occurring every 12 minutes.

In our society, we want to do all we can to help those suffering from suicidal thoughts to get the help they need, however, identifying symptoms before an attempt is made can be difficult. In this episode, we will look at how predictive AI us being used to stop suicide before it happens.

To discuss this topic I am joined by two guests. My first guest is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Medicine, and Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr.Colin Walsh. In addition to Dr.Walsh, I am also joined by the CEO of Behavioral Signals, a pioneer in emotion AI for speech recognition technology, Rana Gujral.

And for our Neuron to something piece, we will look at a recent study that analyzing emotions triggered by events such as losing a phone or someone else holding it.