In this Forbes Talks interview, Forbes Associate Editor Alex York talks with Janet Ho, the COO of HumeAI. They discuss Hume AI, an AI company focused on developing empathic AI and speech language models for various applications, particularly voice interfaces. Janet shares her background, which surprisingly wasn't initially tech-focused, and her journey from product management and venture capital to co-founding Hume.<br /><br />Ho talks about passion as a key part of entrepreneurship, the value of hiring people who are not only skilled but also great communicators and the ethical implications of artificial intelligence. <br /><br />Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />0:00 Introduction<br />:49 Janet Ho's Inspiration For Pursuing A Tech Career<br />4:58 How Janet Ho Went From Investment Firm To Start Up<br />17:46 The Latest On Data Manipulation And AI <br />23:52 Getting Funded As An AI Company<br /><br />Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:<br /><br />https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript<br /><br />Stay Connected<br />Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com<br />Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes<br />More From Forbes: http://forbes.com<br /><br />Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.
