Episode Summary:
Nicole Gibson, CEO and founder of inTruth, joins host Georgie Healy on "In the Blink of AI" to explore how her company is pioneering the tracking of human emotions through wearable technology with clinical-grade accuracy. They delve into the innovative technology that processes biometric data from PPG sensors to objectively quantify emotions, discuss the potential personal and societal impacts, and address the ethical considerations surrounding data sovereignty and privacy. Nicole shares her vision for enhancing emotional intelligence globally, the challenges faced in societal acceptance, and the transformative applications of integrating AI with emotion-tracking technology.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and Nicole's perspective on emotional intelligence
07:06 - Data sovereignty and users owning their health data
11:03 - How inTruth processes biometric data to map emotions
13:50 - The five-star vision for inTruth's technology
15:06 - Potential applications like AI coaching and conflict resolution
22:03 - Balancing technological advancement with societal acceptance
25:09 - Addressing AI hallucinations and inTruth's approach
26:51 - Funding focus and the potential creation of a foundation
30:20 - Cultural disruption and integrating emotion data with art
35:09 - Evolution of human emotions and creating an objective model
38:42 - The importance of empathy in unifying people
46:59 - Rapid-fire questions and closing thoughts
Resources:
• Circumplex Model of Emotion: A psychological model used to describe the structure of emotions.
• PPG Sensors and IBI Data: Photoplethysmography sensors used in wearables to collect Inter-Beat Interval data.
• Books and Authors:
◦ You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
◦ The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
• Companies and Technologies:
◦ Obsidian: An AI-based note-taking app for building a second brain.
◦ Notion: A productivity and note-taking web application.
◦ Fathom AI Notetaker, Otter.ai: AI tools for transcribing and taking notes.
◦ Oura Ring, Biostrap, Fitbit, Apple Watch, Garmin, Whoop: Wearable devices equipped with PPG sensors.
