Theodora Lau

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Founder Unconventional Ventures | 📚 Author — Beyond Good 🛒 http://mybook.to/beyondgood | One Vision #Podcast Host | Advisor | Speaker |

My interests: #Fintech, #AI, #TechForGood, #DEI, #FinServ, #Longevity

Love #food and #books

Unconventional Ventureshttps://www.unconventionalventures.com/
Beyond Good Bookhttps://www.beyondgoodbook.com/

Beyond the excitement, we must ensure we have the tools and resources available to address the challenges that the tech can create, especially around deepfakes and biases. It cannot — and must not — be an afterthought. Else, we'd be racing ... to the bottom.

My latest ... via Fintech Futures. "If 2023 was the year of AI hype, will 2024 be the year of AI governance and responsibility?"

#AI #FinancialServices #Fintech

https://www.fintechfutures.com/2024/01/if-2023-was-the-year-of-ai-hype-will-2024-be-the-year-of-ai-governance-and-responsibility/

" I love tech. But I love humans more. If the past few years have taught us anything, it's this: Human interaction matters. People matter. And I'm incredibly lucky to have met so many wonderful humans ... I wouldn't trade it with a bot."

My latest ... Reclaiming Humanity.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reclaiming-humanity-theodora-lau-mhjgf/

Reclaiming humanity

January starts with a BANG ..

Curious about life as a tech evangelist? Passionate about responsible AI? Check out this week's One Vision podcast episode with Dr. Nashlie Sephus -- "Bringing more people into the conversation with AI"

#AI #Podcast #OneVision

https://youtu.be/X8e1ISyrG4c?si=Tx8tiABFEYhtFNUf

Bringing more people into the conversation with AI — A Conversation with Dr Nashlie Sephus

YouTube
Analysis | Delete your digital history from dozens of companies with this app

Americans finally have some privacy rights. Permission Slip makes telling companies to delete or not sell your data simple. Really.

Washington Post

How would someone without a smartphone be able to benefit from what you are proposing?"

This is something that we must constantly ask ourselves … as founders and innovators.

(Reading Dr Joy Buolamwini’s book: Unmasking AI)

#AI #books

Looking back at the year that was ... I am grateful for the beautiful fintech community that we've built together along the way. And I am reminded of the inspirational stories that so many have shared with us on One VisionPodcast this year.

I know I am a bit biased ... but I love this collage for so many reasons.

#fintech #podcast

https://shows.acast.com/one-vision

One Vision

One Vision podcast hosted by Theodora Lau, brings purposeful innovation to spotlight. It is where impact meets innovation. We speak to startup founders, investors, industry players, thought leader...

Rite Aid used facial recognition systems to identify shoppers that were previously deemed “likely to engage” in shoplifting without customer consent and misidentified people – particularly women and Black, Latino or Asian people – on “numerous” occasions, according to a new settlement with the FTC.

#AI #facialrecognition #bias

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/dec/20/rite-aid-shoplifting-facial-recognition-ftc-settlement?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Rite Aid facial recognition misidentified Black, Latino and Asian people as ‘likely’ shoplifters

Surveillance systems incorrectly and without customer consent marked shoppers as ‘persons of interest’, an FTC settlement says

The Guardian

When hope feels like a fool's errand ... is a more empathetic world possible?

My latest: "I want to believe"

#AmWriting #Empathy #Fintech #FinancialInclusion #FinancialServices

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-want-believe-theodora-lau-pzzke/

I want to believe

Last week, I asked a rather simple question: Where are the women? The wonderful Stessa Cohen returned with a thoughtful post about women. As our friends would know, of course there is no shortage of brilliant minds — if we pay attention.

My latest ... via Fintech Futures: Building a world for the 99%

Rather than catering to the top 1%, what if the world was built with the needs of the other 99% of the global population in mind?

#fintech #AmWriting

https://www.fintechfutures.com/2023/12/building-a-world-for-the-99/